1
St Levan Primary School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR19 6HD
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24 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Penzance
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2018)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the town of Penzance. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
19
Outstanding
0
Good
15
Median inspection year
2018
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 0% · G: 88% · RI: 12% · I: 0%
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Germoe Community Primary School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR20 9QY
2
21 Apr 2024
3
St Hilary School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR20 9DR
2
12 Nov 2023
4
Newlyn School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR18 5QA
2
19 Jul 2023
5
Pendeen School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR19 7SE
2
28 Jun 2023
6
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Penzance • Cornwall • TR18 2AT
2
1 Nov 2018
7
Gulval School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR18 3BJ
2
15 Jun 2017
8
Heamoor Community Primary School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR18 3JZ
2
5 Jul 2016
9
Nancledra School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR20 8NB
2
15 Jul 2015
10
Trythall Community Primary School
Penzance • Cornwall • TR20 8XR
2
21 Mar 2014
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Sennen Community Primary Academy 2 • Oct 2013
- Mousehole School 2 • Sep 2013
- St Just Primary School 2 • Nov 2012
- St Buryan Primary School 2 • Sep 2012
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance 2 • Jul 2012
- Pensans Community Primary School 3 • May 2024
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School 3 • Feb 2023
- Alverton Primary School Not judged • Dec 2024
- Ludgvan School Not judged • Nov 2024