Schools in Penzance

About schools in Penzance

Most of the 25 schools listed in Penzance are primary schools. Its three secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another two schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

62%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 19 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

42.1

average Attainment 8 score, across the 3 schools with published results

Primary schools20

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Alverton Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Germoe Community Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 3 to 11

  45%

  expected standard
• Gulval School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 2 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Heamoor Community Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 5 to 11

  47%

  expected standard
• Ludgvan School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  38%

  expected standard
• Madron Daniel Church of England School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 11 · Due to open

• Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 2 to 11 · Due to close

• Mousehole School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  92%

  expected standard
• Nancledra School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Newlyn School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Pendeen School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 5 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Pensans Community Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• Sennen Community Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  59%

  expected standard
• St Buryan Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 2 to 11

  50%

  expected standard
• St Hilary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  62%

  expected standard
• St Just Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 5 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• St Levan Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 4 to 11

  88%

  expected standard
• St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  63%

  expected standard
• St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  40%

  expected standard
• Trythall Community Primary School

  Foundation school · Ages 2 to 11

  100%

  expected standard

Secondary schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Cape Cornwall School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  38.4

  Attainment 8
• Humphry Davy School

  Foundation school · Ages 11 to 16

  41.5

  Attainment 8
• Mounts Bay Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 16

  43.7

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision2

• Nancealverne School

  Academy special converter · Ages 2 to 19

• Penwith Alternative Provision Academy

  Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 3 to 16

Common questions about schools in Penzance

How many schools are in Penzance?

OfferDay lists 25 schools in Penzance, including 20 primary schools and three secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Penzance?

Every school in Penzance is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Penzance?

OfferDay ranks schools in Penzance where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 15 July 2026.