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Pondhu Primary School

Academy converter primary school in St. Austell (Cornwall).

KS2 RWM expected
47%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
58%
▼ 17pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
63%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
53%
▼ 19pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.9%
▲ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
27.0
▲ 6.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
46.0%
▲ 21pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
78%
187 / 240 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).

Pondhu Primary School is a primary school located in St. Austell, Cornwall. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 161 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 240. It is part of the CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Rachel Clift.

Key facts

URN
148106
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
St Austell and Newquay
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2020

Governing body (1 current, 0 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Governors

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Rachel CliftLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2022

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record