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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 11 July 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 5 July 2012Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry10 applications · 7 places offered · 6 named it first
- 2026 1.4; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2025 1.7; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2024 3.0; Cornwall median median 1.9
- 2023 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2022 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2021 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2020 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2019 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2018 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2016 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2015 1.2; Cornwall median median 1.5
- 2014 1.8; 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 | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2025 | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 14 | 17 | 1.2 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 63% · Writing 50% · Maths 88% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Cornwall median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 50% | 0% | 104 | 104 |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 0% | 111 | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 46% | 0% | 103 | 102 |
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
- St Buryan Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · CornwallGood20242.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · Cornwall20261.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 6.0 km · Cornwall20261.6applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 6.4 km · CornwallGood20231.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20242.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · CornwallRemains Good20241.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 7.2 km · Cornwall20262.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 7.3 km · CornwallRemains Good20232.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 136269 · 908/5201
- Capacity
- 140 pupils · 61 on roll
- Free school meals
- 28.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Replaced
- St Buryan Primary School (URN 111798)
- Address
- Rectory Road, St Buryan, Penzance, TR19 6BB
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources