Academy sponsor led · Cornwall

Gulval School

2–11Ages
223Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140837URN

School Lane, Gulval, Penzance, TR18 3BJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

78 applications for 30 places · 17th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 May 2017
Graded inspection: 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

2.6applications per place, Reception

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

78 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.6; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.3; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.6; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Gulval Community Primary School (URN 111793), the previous school.

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	78	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	25	58	2.3	22	0.88
Sep 2024	30	78	2.6	30	1.00
Sep 2023	26	44	1.7	22	0.85
Sep 2022	27	50	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	40	1.33
Sep 2020	23	48	2.1	23	1.00
Sep 2019	30	50	1.7	34	1.13
Sep 2018	23	51	2.2	22	0.96
Sep 2017	25	44	1.8	23	0.92
Sep 2016	29	40	1.4	26	0.90
Sep 2015	17	23	1.4	14	0.82
Sep 2014 *	15	17	1.1	15	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 83% · Maths 79% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%33rd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	75%	4%	107	106
2023/24	79%	17%	107	105
2022/23	77%	12%	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

Gulval SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
1.1 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Pensans Community Primary School
1.9 km · Cornwall

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
2.3 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Heamoor Community Primary School
2.6 km · Cornwall

2026

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Alverton Primary School
2.6 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School
2.8 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Newlyn School
3.2 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Ludgvan School
3.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 38%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140837 · 908/2035
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 179 pupils · 223 on roll
Free school meals: 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Gulval Community Primary School (URN 111793)
Address: School Lane, Gulval, Penzance, TR18 3BJ
Local authority: Cornwall

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