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23 fields differ · 13 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Heamoor Community Primary School | Pensans Community Primary School | Penzance Junior School | St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Sixth form | No | No | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Field | Heamoor Community Primary School | Pensans Community Primary School | Penzance Junior School | St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Penzance, TR18 3JZ | Penzance, TR20 8UH | Penzance, TR20 8UH | Penzance, TR18 2AT |
| School typediffers | Foundation school | Academy converter | Community school | Academy converter |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | Primary | Primary |
| Age rangediffers | 5–11 | 2–11 | 7–11 | 3–11 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Closed | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | School remains Good | Requires improvement | — | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Progress 8 | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 5+ | — | — | — | — |
| Eng & maths 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc entry | — | — | — | — |
| EBacc APS | — | — | — | — |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | 59% | 42% | — | 70% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | 7% | 0% | — | 5% |
| Overall absencediffers | 6.0% | 8.0% | — | 7.6% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 20.9% | 22.4% | — | 22.9% |
| Severe absencediffers | 1.7% | 0.9% | — | 1.5% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 1.00 (Balanced demand) | 0.90 (Balanced demand) | — | 1.00 (Balanced demand) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 25 | 9 | — | 21 |
| Places offereddiffers | 25 | 10 | — | 21 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 201 | 139 | — | 139 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 201 / 210 (96%) | 139 / 210 (66%) | — | 139 / 210 (66%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 28.4% | 57% | — | 58.6% |
| Admissions policy | — | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mrs Jodie Flynn | Mrs Niki Ambrose | Mr J Deseta | Miss Nichola Teixeira |
| SEN typesdiffers | — | SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | — | — |
| Diocesediffers | — | — | — | Diocese of Plymouth |
| Constituency | St Ives | St Ives | St Ives | St Ives |
| Sponsordiffers | — | Truro and Penwith College | — | Plymouth CAST |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: PLYMOUTH CAST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | — | PLYMOUTH CAST |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
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