Curnow SchoolPennoweth Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Redruth.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Curnow School and Pennoweth Primary School in Redruth.

  • Curnow School was judged Outstanding and Pennoweth Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 0.0% for Curnow School and 56.0% for Pennoweth Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Curnow School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Pennoweth Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Curnow School versus Pennoweth Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RedruthCurnow SchoolRedruthPennoweth Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored B72/100
Local rankingNot ranked24th of 233 in Cornwall
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy special converter Academy converter
PhaseNot reportedPrimary
Age range3-19 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll112 356
Capacity93 315
LocationRedruth, TR15 1LU Redruth, TR15 1NA
GCSE results
Cohort11 Not reported
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% 56.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 4.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census112 356
Free school meals (ever 6)46.7% 40.2%
English as an additional language2.7% 12.6%
SEN support0.0% 10.1%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 3.4%
Attendance
Overall absence12.0% 5.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence34.1% 14.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Curnow School

Pennoweth Primary School

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