Penwith Alternative Provision AcademyPensans Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Penzance.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Penwith Alternative Provision Academy and Pensans Community Primary School in Penzance.
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy was judged the expected standard and Pensans Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Pensans Community Primary School (20.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PenzancePenwith Alternative Provision Academy | PenzancePensans Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | F28/100 | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | 222nd of 233 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy alternative provision converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Not reported | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-16 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 42 | 121 | |
| Capacity | 54 | 210 | |
| Location | Penzance, TR18 3NX | Penzance, TR20 8UH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 42 | 121 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 78.6% | 59.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 0.0% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 92.9% | 33.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 14.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 6.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 20.4% | 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.
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.
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Pensans Community Primary School
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