Community school · Cornwall

Pensilva Primary School

4–11Ages
101Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111963URN

School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, PL14 5PG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.6 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

21 applications for 15 places · 116th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

14%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 24 February 2026Published 6 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

24 February 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
19 September 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement

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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Cornwall median (2.0) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

21 applications · 15 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 1.4; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.4; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.3; 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	15	21	1.4	15	1.00
Sep 2025	16	22	1.4	16	1.00
Sep 2024	12	23	1.9	12	1.00
Sep 2023	14	23	1.6	14	1.00
Sep 2022	17	25	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2021	14	26	1.9	14	1.00
Sep 2020	16	19	1.2	13	0.81
Sep 2019	14	20	1.4	12	0.86
Sep 2018	11	16	1.5	11	1.00
Sep 2017	10	13	1.3	10	1.00
Sep 2016	16	22	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2015	12	19	1.6	12	1.00
Sep 2014	11	14	1.3	11	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 71% · Writing 29% · Maths 29% → all three 14% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard14%206th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard71%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard29%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard29%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (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	14%	0%	105	97
2023/24	36%	0%	105	103
2022/23	63%	5%	108	104

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

Pensilva Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.4applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Upton Cross Academy
2.4 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Darite Primary Academy
3.3 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
St Cleer Primary Academy
4.4 km · Cornwall

Good2024

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Quethiock CofE School
5.7 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.2applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
St Martin's CofE Primary School
6.5 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.7applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Coads Green Primary School
6.8 km · Cornwall

Good2022

2.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Callington Primary School
7.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Liskeard Hillfort Primary School
7.2 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111963 · 908/2718
Capacity: 175 pupils · 101 on roll
Free school meals: 24.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, PL14 5PG
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources