Pensilva Primary SchoolDarite Primary Academy

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

Summary of the comparison

Pensilva Primary School and Darite Primary Academy are primary schools in Liskeard.

Pensilva Primary School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Darite Primary Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pensilva Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Pensilva Primary School was judged the expected standard and Darite Primary Academy 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 14.0% for Pensilva Primary School and 57.0% for Darite Primary Academy.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Pensilva Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 14.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Darite Primary Academy (50.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Pensilva Primary School versus Darite Primary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	LiskeardPensilva Primary School	LiskeardDarite Primary Academy	England average
Overview
Our score	D54/100Stronger figure	D51/100
Local ranking	132nd of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure	149th of 233 in Cornwall
Inspection	Ofsted: Expected	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community school	Academy converter
Phase	Primary	Primary
Age range	4-11	4-11
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	101	39
Capacity	175	84
Location	Liskeard, PL14 5PG	Liskeard, PL14 5JH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	14.0%	57.0% Stronger figure	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	0.0%	8.0%
Reading average scaled score	105.0 Stronger figure	103.0	106.0
Maths average scaled score	97.0	102.0 Stronger figure	105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census	101	39
Free school meals (ever 6)	24.8%	10.3%
English as an additional language	0.0%	0.0%
SEN support	16.8%	7.7%
SEN with an EHC plan	0.0%	0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	3.5% Stronger figure	5.9%	6.2%
Persistent absence	6.5%	5.7% Stronger figure	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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.