Pensilva Primary School

Pensilva Primary School at a glance

Located in Liskeard, Cornwall, Pensilva Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 101 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. 14% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 22.0 percentage points compared with the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 97 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). If you are considering Pensilva Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.