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30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Heamoor Community Primary School | Humphry Davy School | Nancealverne School | Pensans Community Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | Yes | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Field | Heamoor Community Primary School | Humphry Davy School | Nancealverne School | Pensans Community Primary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Penzance, TR18 3JZ | Penzance, TR18 2TG | Penzance, TR20 8TP | Penzance, TR20 8UH |
| School typediffers | Foundation school | Foundation school | Academy special converter | Academy converter |
| Phasediffers | Primary | Secondary | — | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 11–16 | 2–19 | 2–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Status | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Good | Improved significantly | Requires improvement |
| Attainment 8differs | — | 42.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8differs | — | -0.3 | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | — | 36% | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | — | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc entrydiffers | — | 23% | — | — |
| EBacc APSdiffers | — | 3.5 | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 59% | — | — | 42% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 7% | — | — | 0% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.0% | 11.8% | 9.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 20.9% | 37.4% | 27.6% | 22.4% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.7% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.90 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 25 | 150 | — | 9 |
| Places offereddiffers | 25 | 153 | — | 10 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 201 | 740 | 138 | 139 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 201 / 210 (96%) | 740 / 926 (80%) | 138 / 83 (166%) | 139 / 210 (66%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 28.4% | 37% | 45.8% | 57% |
| Admissions policydiffers | — | Non-selective | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Jodie Flynn | Mr William Marshall | Mrs Ruth Carpenter | Mrs Niki Ambrose |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | — | SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | St Ives | St Ives | St Ives | St Ives |
| Sponsordiffers | — | — | The Special Partnership Trust | Truro and Penwith College |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | Academy trust: The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | Academy trust: SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST | TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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