Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 4 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
425 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
8.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.1%
Persistent absence
12.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 83.5%
Other White 3.8%
Mixed 3.2%
Other 2.1%
African 1.9%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Chinese 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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 60%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

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

School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
56
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
51
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
27
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
51
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
50
22
28
Year 1
60
34
26
Year 2
59
33
26
Year 3
64
33
31
Year 4
64
31
33
Year 5
64
35
29
Year 6
64
36
28
Year 2023-2024

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