Academy converter · Cornwall

St Hilary School

5–11Ages
206Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136879URN

School Lane, St Hilary, Penzance, TR20 9DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

43 applications for 27 places · 97th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

1.6applications per place, Reception

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

43 applications · 27 places offered · 22 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 1 of 13 years.

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	27	43	1.6	22	0.81
Sep 2025	36	54	1.5	35	0.97
Sep 2024	24	38	1.6	24	1.00
Sep 2023	21	29	1.4	20	0.95
Sep 2022	32	42	1.3	32	1.00
Sep 2021	23	33	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2020	33	45	1.4	32	0.97
Sep 2019	27	35	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2018	22	35	1.6	22	1.00
Sep 2017	35	59	1.7	43	1.23
Sep 2016	27	39	1.4	25	0.93
Sep 2015	35	45	1.3	38	1.09
Sep 2014	32	50	1.6	40	1.25

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%100th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth14%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	62%	14%	107	105
2023/24	50%	4%	104	101
2022/23	60%	6%	108	103

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 Hilary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Marazion School
3.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

4.6applications per place
Germoe Community Primary School
3.6 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Erth Community Primary School
4.0 km · Cornwall

Remains Good · improving2024

3.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Ludgvan School
4.5 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Godolphin Primary School
5.2 km · Cornwall

2026

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Leedstown Community Primary School
5.5 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place
Penpol School
5.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Bodriggy Academy
6.3 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.9applications per place 51%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: 136879 · 908/2017
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Capacity: 245 pupils · 206 on roll
Free school meals: 15.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2011
Replaced: St Hilary School (URN 111799)
Address: School Lane, St Hilary, Penzance, TR20 9DR
Local authority: Cornwall

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