Academy converter · Cornwall

Alverton Primary School

2–11Ages
386Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142240URN

Toltuff Crescent, Alverton, Penzance, TR18 4QD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

92 applications for 37 places · 24th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 19 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

92 applications · 37 places offered · 33 named it first

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

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Alverton Primary School (URN 111806), 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	37	92	2.5	33	0.89
Sep 2025	44	91	2.1	47	1.07
Sep 2024	44	90	2.1	45	1.02
Sep 2023	45	82	1.8	62	1.38
Sep 2022	45	79	1.8	47	1.04
Sep 2021	44	87	2.0	51	1.16
Sep 2020	40	78	2.0	40	1.00
Sep 2019	39	76	2.0	38	0.97
Sep 2018	33	55	1.7	32	0.97
Sep 2017	42	75	1.8	42	1.00
Sep 2016	37	73	2.0	35	0.95
Sep 2015 *	45	79	1.8	49	1.09
Sep 2014 *	33	53	1.6	33	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 81% · Maths 81% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%27th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth26%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	77%	21%	108	108
2023/24	67%	13%	105	106
2022/23	72%	21%	107	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

Alverton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Newlyn School
0.6 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
0.6 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

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

Requires improvement2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Heamoor Community Primary School
1.4 km · Cornwall

2026

2.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
1.6 km · Cornwall

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School
2.3 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Gulval School
2.6 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Mousehole School
3.2 km · Cornwall

2026

1.6applications per place 92%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: 142240 · 908/2029
Trust: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 386 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Alverton Primary School (URN 111806)
Address: Toltuff Crescent, Alverton, Penzance, TR18 4QD
Local authority: Cornwall

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