Polperro Primary Academy
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
118
AGES
2 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(13/06/2019)
Full Report - All Reports
68%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Brentfields
Looe
PL13 2JJ
01503272249

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You and your governors know your school very well and have an accurate and thorough understanding of the quality of education that you provide. Leaders closely analyse information about all aspects of the school’s work then take appropriate action to make further improvements. Your effective liaison with the area executive headteacher and other leaders from the Bridge multiacademy trust ensures that plans are clear and precise. Your efforts to create a bright and vibrant learning environment ensure that all pupils are warmly welcomed, feel safe and secure and can excel. Leaders have high expectations for pupils, aiming for them to be the best they can be. Effective support is provided to all staff to help them to try new ideas. Many such ideas, your ‘visible learning project’ for example, have been embraced by the trust and are being shared with other schools. This work has helped to improve and refine the quality of teaching and learning across the school. Your support for teachers to review the curriculum, including developing how reading, writing and mathematics are taught, has proved successful. The quality of teaching across the school in these areas has improved. Teachers are clear about what they want pupils to achieve and structure tasks to match the intention. Teachers make regular checks on pupils’ learning. They intervene when required to ensure that pupils know what they need to do. This enables the pupils to remain focused on tasks and ensures that the work is suitably challenging. However, some lower-attaining pupils do not receive enough guidance to enable them to understand what they need to do next. As a result, they are not all making the same progress that most other pupils are making. A supportive community ethos is highly valued by parents and pupils. Parents who spoke to the inspector and those who completed Parent View, Ofsted’s online survey, were full of praise for the school. One parental comment, which is typical of many, stated that the school is ‘a welcoming school and really does care about their children and staff’. Many parents and pupils recognise the wider work of the school within and around the community. Current work about healthy living has been recognised with a new ‘Sugar smart’ award, of which staff and pupils are proud. The local governing body and the board of trustees are highly committed and very supportive of the school. They have a range of skills and experience that they use to offer leaders appropriate support and challenge. Governors work closely with you and your leaders to understand a range of issues. As a result, the school has securely strengthened its position from the last inspection and leaders are determined to lead the school forward with drive and ambition. Safeguarding is effective. Pupils’ well-being is given priority and safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Regular training ensures that staff know how to spot and respond to worries about pupils. Staff value this regular support, training and advice. Leaders ensure that appropriate checks on staff and governors are undertaken prior to them starting work in the school. You are well supported by the trust and its safeguarding team to ensure that your safeguarding systems are effective. Parents, carers and staff are confident that children are kept safe. One parent commented that the school has a ‘very safe and nurturing environment’. Pupils agree with this view and were able to explain, with confidence, to the inspector that they know who to talk to when they are worried and that the staff will listen and respond. Governors are very knowledgeable about their safeguarding responsibilities and they conduct their delegated tasks with diligence. Governors are working with leaders to ensure that pupils attend school regularly. Together, they have recognised that too many pupils do not attend regularly enough. They have introduced many initiatives to encourage good attendance. Where these are not successful, they work with external agencies to support families to try and identify barriers to good attendance and find solutions. This is beginning to have some impact and levels of attendance are starting to improve. However, overall attendance rates are still low and the proportion of pupils who are frequently absent remains too high. Inspection findings During the inspection, I considered the quality of learning in lessons and the work in books of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Polperro Primary Academy Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>64, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>57, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>71, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>21, "agree"=>71, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>29, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>14} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>21, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>14} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>29, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>21, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019
Yes No {"yes"=>86, "no"=>14} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 14-06-2019

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