Newlyn School
Carne Road, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 5QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Lauren Connolly
- Sponsor
- Truro and Penwith College
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 152
- URN
- 142243
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01736363509
About this school
Newlyn School is a primary academy in Penzance. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 152 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newlyn School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 24 | 20 | 23 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 75% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 80% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 80% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 75% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Newlyn 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 | 75% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 129 |
| 2023/24 | 165 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newlyn School compares
Newlyn School ranked 26th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 6.1% | 41.3% | 152 | — |
| Alverton Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 20.6% | 386 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance | 40% | 6.7% | 40.5% | 141 | 0.6 miles |
| Pensans Community Primary School | 50% | 6.5% | 59.3% | 139 | 1.0 miles |
| Heamoor Community Primary School | 47% | 6.2% | 31.3% | 201 | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance | 63% | 9.2% | 53% | 139 | 1.3 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)
- 41.27%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 19.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Alverton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance0.6 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Pensans Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Heamoor Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance1.3 miles
Primary · Penzance
Other schools in Penzance
Newlyn School ranks 4th 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
- Pendeen School Primary
- Pensans Community Primary School Primary
- Sennen Community Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Newlyn School teach?
- Newlyn School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Penzance.
- Who is the headteacher of Newlyn School?
- The headteacher of Newlyn School is Ms Lauren Connolly, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newlyn School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newlyn 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 many pupils are at Newlyn School?
- Newlyn School has 152 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Newlyn School full?
- Newlyn School has capacity for 210 pupils and 152 on roll (72%), 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 Newlyn School a faith school?
- No. Newlyn School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newlyn School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newlyn School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Newlyn School part of an academy trust?
- Newlyn 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 Newlyn 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 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newlyn School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Newlyn School ranked 26th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newlyn School's absence rate?
- Newlyn School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newlyn School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newlyn 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.