Foundation school · Cornwall

Heamoor Community Primary School

5–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111794URN

Bosvenna Way, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

63 applications for 30 places · 48th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 May 2026Published 13 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

6 May 2026
Report card · 1 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Cornwall median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

63 applications · 30 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.1; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.6

This school
Cornwall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	63	2.1	31	1.03
Sep 2025	29	49	1.7	29	1.00
Sep 2024	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2023	27	41	1.5	24	0.89
Sep 2022	30	45	1.5	32	1.07
Sep 2021	20	40	2.0	18	0.90
Sep 2020	25	36	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2019	30	50	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2018	29	39	1.3	29	1.00
Sep 2017	28	44	1.6	28	1.00
Sep 2016	30	54	1.8	33	1.10
Sep 2015	30	46	1.5	36	1.20
Sep 2014	24	36	1.5	22	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 53% · Maths 67% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%168th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard53%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard23%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	7%	102	102
2023/24	59%	7%	103	103
2022/23	70%	15%	108	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Heamoor Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Pensans Community Primary School
0.7 km · Cornwall

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School
0.9 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Alverton Primary School
1.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
1.5 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
1.8 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Newlyn School
1.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Gulval School
2.6 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Trythall Community Primary School
3.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 100%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111794 · 908/2006
Trust: The Penwith Education Trust (PET)
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 28.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bosvenna Way, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JZ
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources