Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 3 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Cornwall
Unique reference
137258
Address
Bodmin Road, TR1 1BN

Pupils

Number of Pupils
423 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
10.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
18%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
19.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 79.9%
Other White 4.5%
African 3.8%
Mixed 2.8%
Indian 2.1%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1.9%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 61%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
59
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
61
2nd preference
26
3rd preference
17
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
56
29
27
Year 1
60
24
36
Year 2
59
32
27
Year 3
59
31
28
Year 4
63
32
31
Year 5
64
32
32
Year 6
62
34
28
Year 2024-2025

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