Alverton Primary School
Toltuff Crescent, Alverton, Penzance, TR18 4QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nichola Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- URN
- 142240
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01736364087
About this school
Alverton Primary School is a primary academy in Penzance. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 386 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 47 | 45 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 67% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 13% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 73% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 80% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 78% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| 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 Alverton 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 | 72% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 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 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 390 |
| 2024/25 | 384 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Alverton Primary School compares
Alverton Primary School ranked 28th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 5.6% | 20.6% | 386 | — |
| Newlyn School | 78% | 6.1% | 41.3% | 152 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance | 40% | 6.7% | 40.5% | 141 | 0.4 miles |
| Pensans Community Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 59.3% | 139 | 0.7 miles |
| Heamoor Community Primary School | 47% | 6.2% | 31.3% | 201 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance | 63% | 9.2% | 53% | 139 | 1.0 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)
- 20.58%
- English as an additional language
- 4.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.57%
- Persistent absence
- 10.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newlyn School0.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance0.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Pensans Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Heamoor Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance1.0 miles
Primary · Penzance
Other schools in Penzance
Alverton Primary School ranks 6th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Penzance.
- 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
- Sennen Community Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Alverton Primary School teach?
- Alverton Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Penzance.
- Who is the headteacher of Alverton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Alverton Primary School is Mrs Nichola Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Alverton Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Alverton 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 Alverton Primary School?
- Alverton Primary School has 386 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Alverton Primary School full?
- Alverton Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 386 on roll (123%), 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 Alverton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Alverton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Alverton Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Alverton Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Alverton Primary School?
- Alverton Primary School is part of TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Alverton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Alverton Primary School rank locally?
- Alverton Primary School ranked 28th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Alverton Primary School's absence rate?
- Alverton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Alverton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Alverton 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 2 July 2026.