Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School
Bellair Road, Madron, Penzance, TR20 8SP
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Kershaw
- Diocese
- Diocese of Truro
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 40
- URN
- 111996
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01736364845
About this school
Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Penzance. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 40 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 29% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 43% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 43% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | 43% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 92.0 | 95.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.90 | - | - |
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 Madron Daniel CofE (VA) 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 | 17% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 52.8% | 40 | — |
| Heamoor Community Primary School | 47% | 6.2% | 31.3% | 201 | 0.6 miles |
| Pensans Community Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 59.3% | 139 | 0.9 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance | 63% | 9.2% | 53% | 139 | 1.3 miles |
| Alverton Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 20.6% | 386 | 1.4 miles |
| Trythall Community Primary School | 100% | 6.4% | 14.7% | 72 | 1.5 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)
- 52.78%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heamoor Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Pensans Community Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance1.3 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Alverton Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Trythall Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Penzance
Other 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
- Mousehole School Primary
- Nancledra School Primary
- Newlyn School Primary
- Pendeen School Primary
- Pensans Community Primary School Primary
- Sennen Community Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School teach?
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Penzance.
- Who is the headteacher of Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School?
- The headteacher of Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School is Mrs Helen Kershaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Madron Daniel CofE (VA) 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 Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School?
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School has 40 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School a faith school?
- Yes. Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Truro.
- Does Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School as having nursery classes.
- How have Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 29% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School's absence rate?
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Madron Daniel CofE (VA) 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 15 July 2026.