Upton Cross Academy
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Liskeard · PL14 5AX · Cornwall
Ages 3–11
- KS269%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM22.6%
- Demand1.00
1.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Needs attentionURN 111963
Pensilva Primary School
Community school · Liskeard · PL14 5PG
Ages 4–11 · 101 pupils · Cornwall
Ofsted
Needs attention
KS2 expected (RWM)
36%
Overall absence
3.9%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Needs attention
Inspection date
2026-02-24
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)36%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 103.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence3.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)5.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
- Authorised absence
- 3.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 87
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
12
Places offered
12
1st-preference offers
12
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 23
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 12
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill58%
101 pupils · 175 places
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- Boys / girls
- 52 / 49
- School capacity
- 175
- Capacity fill
- 101 / 175 (58%)
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
- FSM pupils
- 25
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community school
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
0 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Community school
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Davies
Location
- Address
- School Road, Pensilva
- Postcode
- PL14 5PG
- Town
- Liskeard
- County
- Cornwall
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- District
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Liskeard, Cornwall, 101 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.8%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Darite Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liskeard · PL14 5JH · Cornwall
Ages 4–11
- KS271%
- Absence8.1%
- FSM31.4%
- Demand1.00
2.0 miles away
St Cleer Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Liskeard · PL14 5EA · Cornwall
Ages 3–11
- KS270%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM15.9%
- Demand1.00
2.7 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Davies
- Telephone
- 01579362546