Report card · inspected Feb 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected 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
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Inspection history
- 24 February 2026Report card · 7 Expected standard
- 12 January 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains 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 entry25 applications · 14 places offered · 14 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2025 5.0; Cornwall median median 2.0
- 2024 1.3; Cornwall median median 1.9
- 2023 1.5; Cornwall median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2021 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2020 1.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2019 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2018 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
- 2017 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- 2016 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
- 2014 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
- This school
- Cornwall median
Dashed bars: as Sennen School (URN 111804), 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 | 14 | 25 | 1.8 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 17 | 22 | 1.3 | 17 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 10 | 15 | 1.5 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 10 | 16 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 10 | 23 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 16 | 23 | 1.4 | 16 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 9 | 20 | 2.2 | 8 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 * | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 * | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 76% · Writing 71% · Maths 59% → all three 59% 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 | 59% | 6% | 104 | 101 |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 0% | 107 | 102 |
| 2022/23 | 64% | 0% | 106 | 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
- Sennen Community Primary AcademyThis schoolThis school20261.8applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
- 2.9 km · CornwallGood20242.8applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
- 4.8 km · CornwallRemains Good20231.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 5.4 km · CornwallRemains Good20241.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 8.5 km · CornwallGood20232.0applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 10.5 km · CornwallGood20231.7applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 10.6 km · Cornwall20261.6applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 10.7 km · Cornwall20262.1applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 10.7 km · CornwallGraded · no overall grade20252.5applications per place
- 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
- 144894 · 908/2027
- Capacity
- 105 pupils · 98 on roll
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 September 2017
- Replaced
- Sennen School (URN 111804)
- Address
- Sennen, Penzance, TR19 7AW
- Local authority
- Cornwall
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources