Pencoys Primary School
Loscombe Road, Four Lanes, Redruth, TR16 6RB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Bonds
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 143445
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209215203
About this school
Pencoys Primary School is a primary academy in Redruth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 168 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pencoys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 67% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 77% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 60% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Pencoys Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pencoys Primary School compares
Pencoys Primary School ranked 30th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.4% | 24.5% | 168 | — |
| Troon Community Primary School | 67% | 5.2% | 30.4% | 141 | 1.7 miles |
| Trewirgie Infants' School | — | 5.3% | 23.4% | 274 | 1.8 miles |
| Trewirgie Junior School | 44% | 5.5% | 31.2% | 345 | 1.8 miles |
| Lanner Primary School | 83% | 5.1% | 19.1% | 209 | 1.9 miles |
| Treloweth Community Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 414 | 2.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.53%
- English as an additional language
- 4.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.35%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Troon Community Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Camborne
-
Trewirgie Infants' School1.8 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Trewirgie Junior School1.8 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Lanner Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treloweth Community Primary School2.1 miles
Primary · Redruth
Other schools in Redruth
Pencoys Primary School ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redruth.
- Illogan School Primary
- Lanner Primary School Primary
- Pennoweth Primary School Primary
- Portreath Community Primary School Primary
- St Day and Carharrack Community School Primary
- Treleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Treloweth Community Primary School Primary
- Trewirgie Infants' School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Redruth School Secondary
- Cardrew Court School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Pencoys Primary School teach?
- Pencoys Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of Pencoys Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pencoys Primary School is Mrs Catherine Bonds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pencoys Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pencoys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Pencoys Primary School?
- Pencoys Primary School has 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Pencoys Primary School full?
- Pencoys Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 168 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Pencoys Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pencoys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pencoys Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pencoys Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Pencoys Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pencoys Primary School is part of CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Pencoys Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pencoys Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Pencoys Primary School ranked 30th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pencoys Primary School's absence rate?
- Pencoys Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pencoys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pencoys Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.