Pondhu Primary School

Primary · Cornwall · PL25 5DS · URN 148106

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-04-20Cohort 187

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 19

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 226 schools in Cornwall

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
47%
Cornwall 59.5%England 61%
12.5 percentage points below the area average of 59.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
0%
Cornwall 7.8%England 8%
7.8 percentage points below the area average of 7.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
102
Cornwall 105.43England 105
3.4 below the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
102
Cornwall 103.8England 105
1.8 below the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
101
Cornwall 103.81England 105
2.8 below the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
16%
Cornwall 21.4%England 32%
5.4 percentage points below the area average of 21.4
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
58%
Cornwall 74.4%
16.4 percentage points below the area average of 74.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
53%
Cornwall 72.5%
19.5 percentage points below the area average of 72.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
63%
Cornwall 71.5%
8.5 percentage points below the area average of 71.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
19
Cornwall 26
6.8 below the area average of 25.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Cornwall	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	47% Cornwall 59.5%England 61%	12.5 percentage points below the area average of 59.5	14 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	0% Cornwall 7.8%England 8%	7.8 percentage points below the area average of 7.8	8 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	102 Cornwall 105.43England 105	3.4 below the area average of 105.4	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	102 Cornwall 103.8England 105	1.8 below the area average of 103.8	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	101 Cornwall 103.81England 105	2.8 below the area average of 103.8	4 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	16% Cornwall 21.4%England 32%	5.4 percentage points below the area average of 21.4	16 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	58% Cornwall 74.4%	16.4 percentage points below the area average of 74.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	53% Cornwall 72.5%	19.5 percentage points below the area average of 72.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	63% Cornwall 71.5%	8.5 percentage points below the area average of 71.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	19 Cornwall 26	6.8 below the area average of 25.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Cornwall · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 5.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 46.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 16% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 16% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 0% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 27pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 47% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 78.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Pondhu Primary School Good at its inspection on 20/04/2023.
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