Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

archbishop-benson-cofe-primary-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

Truro and FalmouthConstituency

TR1 1BNPostcode

5.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 421 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 61%
Higher standard: 7%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

84%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

421

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 421
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 4 October 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
4 Jul 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.