Pensilva Primary School
School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, PL14 5PG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Davies
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 175
- Pupils on roll
- 101
- URN
- 111963
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01579362546
About this school
Pensilva Primary School is a community primary school in Liskeard. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 101 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 36% | 14% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 55% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 55% | 29% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 82% | 36% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Pensilva 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 | 63% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 14% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 101 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Pensilva Primary School compares
Pensilva Primary School ranked 206th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 14% | 3.5% | 24.8% | 101 | — |
| Upton Cross Academy | 75% | 3% | 16.9% | 113 | 1.5 miles |
| Darite Primary Academy | 57% | 5.9% | 10.3% | 35 | 2.0 miles |
| St Cleer Primary Academy | 71% | 4.7% | 12.8% | 242 | 2.7 miles |
| Quethiock CofE School | 44% | 7.9% | 20% | 62 | 3.5 miles |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School | 69% | 6.9% | 51.8% | 292 | 4.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report24 February 2026
- 19 September 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.75%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.53%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Upton Cross Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Darite Primary Academy2.0 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Cleer Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Quethiock CofE School3.5 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
St Martin's CofE Primary School4.1 miles
Primary · Liskeard
Other schools in Liskeard
Pensilva Primary School ranks 12th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Liskeard.
- Braddock CofE Primary School Primary
- Darite Primary Academy Primary
- Dobwalls Community Primary School Primary
- Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Primary
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School Primary
- Menheniot Primary School Primary
- Quethiock CofE School Primary
- St Cleer Primary Academy Primary
- St Martin's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Neot Community Primary School Primary
- Trewidland Primary School Primary
- Upton Cross Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Pensilva Primary School teach?
- Pensilva Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Liskeard.
- Who is the headteacher of Pensilva Primary School?
- The headteacher of Pensilva Primary School is Mr Michael Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Pensilva Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Pensilva 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 Pensilva Primary School?
- Pensilva Primary School has 101 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Pensilva Primary School full?
- Pensilva Primary School has capacity for 175 pupils and 101 on roll (58%), so it has space against 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 Pensilva Primary School a faith school?
- No. Pensilva Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Pensilva Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Pensilva Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Pensilva Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 14% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Pensilva Primary School rank locally?
- Pensilva Primary School ranked 206th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 5% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Pensilva Primary School's absence rate?
- Pensilva Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Pensilva Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Pensilva 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.