Pennoweth Primary School
Drump Road, Redruth, TR15 1NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cassie Pamplin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 348
- URN
- 144060
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209215671
About this school
Pennoweth Primary School is a primary academy in Redruth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 348 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Pennoweth 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 47 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 60% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 74% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 77% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Pennoweth 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 | 60% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 348 |
| 2024/25 | 356 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pennoweth Primary School compares
Pennoweth Primary School ranked 142nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.3% | 40.2% | 348 | — |
| Trewirgie Junior School | 44% | 5.5% | 31.2% | 345 | 0.5 miles |
| Trewirgie Infants' School | — | 5.3% | 23.4% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| Treleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 4.4% | 25.4% | 314 | 0.7 miles |
| Treloweth Community Primary School | 52% | 4.5% | 27.3% | 414 | 1.5 miles |
| St Day and Carharrack Community School | 72% | 4.6% | 39.3% | 102 | 1.9 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)
- 40.24%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 14.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trewirgie Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Trewirgie Infants' School0.5 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treleigh Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
Treloweth Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Redruth
-
St Day and Carharrack Community School1.9 miles
Primary · Redruth
Other schools in Redruth
Pennoweth Primary School ranks 6th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Redruth.
- Illogan School Primary
- Lanner Primary School Primary
- Pencoys 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 Pennoweth Primary School teach?
- Pennoweth Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of Pennoweth Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pennoweth Primary School is Mrs Cassie Pamplin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Pennoweth Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pennoweth 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 Pennoweth Primary School?
- Pennoweth Primary School has 348 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Pennoweth Primary School full?
- Pennoweth Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 348 on roll (110%), so it is at or above 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 Pennoweth Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pennoweth Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pennoweth Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Pennoweth Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Pennoweth Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Pennoweth 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 Pennoweth Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pennoweth Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Pennoweth Primary School ranked 142nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pennoweth Primary School's absence rate?
- Pennoweth Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pennoweth Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pennoweth 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 10 July 2026.