Trythall Community Primary School
New Mill, Penzance, TR20 8XR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Penwith Education Trust (PET)
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Nicky Morris
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 70
- Pupils on roll
- 72
- URN
- 111791
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Telephone
- 01736362021
About this school
Trythall Community Primary School is a foundation primary school in Penzance. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 72 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 5 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 92% | - | 100% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | - | 38% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | - | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | - | 100% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 92% | - | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | - | 114.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | - | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Trythall Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 100% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 68 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Trythall Community Primary School compares
Trythall Community Primary School ranked 1st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 100% | 6.4% | 14.7% | 72 | — |
| Heamoor Community Primary School | 47% | 6.2% | 31.3% | 201 | 2.0 miles |
| Pensans Community Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 59.3% | 139 | 2.2 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance | 63% | 9.2% | 53% | 139 | 2.3 miles |
| Gulval School | 75% | 5.3% | 19.2% | 223 | 2.4 miles |
| Alverton Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 20.6% | 386 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.71%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 21.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heamoor Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Pensans Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance2.3 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Gulval School2.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Alverton Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Penzance
Other schools in Penzance
Trythall Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 18 ranked primary schools in Penzance.
- Alverton Primary School Primary
- Germoe Community Primary School Primary
- Gulval School Primary
- Heamoor Community Primary School Primary
- Ludgvan School Primary
- Madron Daniel Church of England School Primary
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School Primary
- Mousehole School Primary
- Nancledra School Primary
- Newlyn School Primary
- Pendeen School Primary
- Pensans Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Trythall Community Primary School teach?
- Trythall Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Penzance.
- Who is the headteacher of Trythall Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Trythall Community Primary School is Headteacher Nicky Morris, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Trythall Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Trythall Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Trythall Community Primary School?
- Trythall Community Primary School has 72 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Trythall Community Primary School full?
- Trythall Community Primary School has capacity for 70 pupils and 72 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Trythall Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Trythall Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Trythall Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Trythall Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Trythall Community Primary School?
- Trythall Community Primary School is part of The Penwith Education Trust (PET). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Trythall Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 92% in 2022/23 and 100% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Trythall Community Primary School rank locally?
- Trythall Community Primary School ranked 1st of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 100% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Trythall Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Trythall Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Trythall Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Trythall Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.