Penryn Primary Academy

URN 139073·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Aspire Academy Trust·Compare

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Persistent absence at 25.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,309.31

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+5.7%

of income

Key indicators

Persistent absence at 25.6%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

29 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)67.0%
Expected standard (writing)70.0%
Expected standard (maths)77.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.65.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

354

Capacity

525 (67%)

Free school meals

34.2%

English additional lang.

6.2%

Ethnicity

White British 87.9%Asian 1.8%Black 3.1%Mixed 2.3%

Age range: 211

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

22.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.5

Mean salary

£44,228

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

14.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.5%

2024/25 · 291 pupils