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Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Humphry Davy School | Nancealverne School | Pensans Community Primary School | Penwith College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | No | Yes | No | No |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Field | Humphry Davy School | Nancealverne School | Pensans Community Primary School | Penwith College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Penzance, TR18 2TG | Penzance, TR20 8TP | Penzance, TR20 8UH | Penzance, TR18 2SA |
| School typediffers | Foundation school | Academy special converter | Academy converter | Further education |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | — | Primary | 16 plus |
| Age rangediffers | 11–16 | 2–19 | 2–11 | 16–99 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Open | Open | Closed |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | 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 | — | — | 42% | — |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 0% | — |
| Overall absencediffers | 11.8% | 9.2% | 8.0% | — |
| Persistent absencediffers | 37.4% | 27.6% | 22.4% | — |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.8% | 1.3% | 0.9% | — |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.99 (Balanced demand) | — | 0.90 (Balanced demand) | — |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 150 | — | 9 | — |
| Places offereddiffers | 153 | — | 10 | — |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 740 | 138 | 139 | — |
| Capacity filldiffers | 740 / 926 (80%) | 138 / 83 (166%) | 139 / 210 (66%) | — |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 37% | 45.8% | 57% | — |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | — |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr William Marshall | Mrs Ruth Carpenter | Mrs Niki Ambrose | Mr Richard Abdruszko |
| 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: SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST | Academy trust: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | Further education |
| Academy/trustdiffers | The Penwith Education Trust (PET) | SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP TRUST | TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST | — |
| Nurserydiffers | No Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | Has Nursery Classes | — |
| Sixth formdiffers | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form | Does not have a sixth form | — |
| Boardingdiffers | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | — |
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