Pondhu Primary School

State-Funded School

pondhu-primary-school-cornwall-south-west-148106

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St Austell and NewquayConstituency

PL25 5DSPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 187 pupils. Pondhu Primary School is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 55%
Higher standard: 6%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Pupils

187

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

46%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 187
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST

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 20 April 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
12 Nov 2012	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.