Fowey Primary SchoolPolruan Primary Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Fowey Primary School and Polruan Primary Academy are primary schools.
Fowey Primary School scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Polruan Primary Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Polruan Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Fowey Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Polruan Primary Academy was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fowey Primary School (48.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FoweyFowey Primary School | PolruanPolruan Primary Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | C60/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 209th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure | 232nd of 233 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 5-11 | 3-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 134 | 21 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 66 | |
| Location | Fowey, PL23 1HH | Polruan, PL23 1PS | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 58.0% | Not reported | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 5.0% | Not reported | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 108.0 | Not reported | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 | Not reported | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 134 | 21 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.6% | 42.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.7% | 14.3% | |
| SEN support | 14.9% | 38.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.5% | 0.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.0% Stronger figure | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.2% Stronger figure | 26.3% | 15.8% |
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.
Fowey Primary School
Polruan Primary Academy
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