Penryn Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Penryn (Cornwall).
KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
67%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
77%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
70%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.3%
▼ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.0
▼ 2.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
36.7%
▲ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
66%
349 / 525 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Penryn Primary Academy is a primary school located in Penryn, Cornwall. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 354 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 525. It is part of the ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Chris Lee.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Football
- Karate
- Netball
- Stem
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139073
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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