Pencalenick School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceNo overall grade
About the School
Pencalenick School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–16, located in Cornwall, South West.
It currently serves 200 pupils. Pencalenick School is part of Special Partnership Trust.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2025
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Good
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Good
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 0.9
- EBacc average point score
- 0.08
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
67%Boys
34%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 3 – 16
- Deprivation band
- Average
- Total pupils
- 200
- IDACI quintile
- 3 (Average)
- MAT name
- Special Partnership Trust
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Good | Requires improvement | Good | Good | Not judged |
| 24 Jun 2019 | 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.
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Nearby Special Schools
Other special schools within about 20 miles of Cornwall.
