Penryn Primary Academy

State-Funded School

penryn-primary-academy-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

Truro and FalmouthConstituency

TR10 8RAPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Penryn Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 349 pupils. Penryn Primary Academy is part of ASPIRE Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 31 Mar 2026 · published 17 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Needs attention

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 64%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 106
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

349

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

37%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

10%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 349
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: ASPIRE Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
10 Nov 2021	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
8 Dec 2017	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.