Schools near Penzance
The 38 schools closest to Penzance by distance, wherever they sit administratively.
About schools near Penzance
This page gathers the 38 nearest schools to the centre of Penzance, closest first. The closest is Heamoor Community Primary School, less than a mile away in a straight line. Some sit under a neighbouring town or local authority, because distance does not follow administrative boundaries.
Every school here is inspected by Ofsted. Follow any school for its inspection history and, where results have been published, its exam performance. Distances are measured in a straight line from the centre of Penzance, so a school that is close by road may fall a little further down this list; to see only the schools listed under Penzance itself, open its schools page.
Nearest schools
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Heamoor Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Mounts Bay Academy0.5 miles
Secondary · Penzance
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Nancealverne School0.6 miles
Academies · Penzance
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Pensans Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Madron Daniel Church of England School0.7 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School0.7 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Alverton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Humphry Davy School0.9 miles
Secondary · Penzance
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Newlyn School1.0 miles
Primary · Penzance
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St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance1.1 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Penwith Alternative Provision Academy1.1 miles
Academies · Penzance
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St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance1.1 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Gulval School1.8 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Trythall Community Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Mousehole School2.6 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Ludgvan School3.9 miles
Primary · Penzance
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St Buryan Primary School4.2 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Marazion School4.3 miles
Primary · Marazion
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Nancledra School4.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Pendeen School5.1 miles
Primary · Penzance
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St Just Primary School5.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Cape Cornwall School5.6 miles
Secondary · Penzance
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St Levan Primary School5.9 miles
Primary · Penzance
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St Hilary School6.2 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Sennen Community Primary Academy6.4 miles
Primary · Penzance
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St Uny CofE Academy6.4 miles
Primary · St Ives
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St Ives School6.6 miles
Secondary · St Ives
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St Erth Community Primary School6.7 miles
Primary · Hayle
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St Ives Junior School6.8 miles
Primary · St Ives
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St Ives Infant School6.9 miles
Primary · St Ives
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The Cornwall Independent School7.2 miles
Independent schools · Hayle
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Penpol School7.6 miles
Primary · Hayle
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Hayle Academy8.0 miles
Secondary · Hayle
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Germoe Community Primary School8.0 miles
Primary · Penzance
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Bodriggy Academy8.1 miles
Primary · Hayle
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Leedstown Community Primary School9.3 miles
Primary · Hayle
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Connor Downs Academy9.9 miles
Primary · Hayle
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Gwinear Community Primary School10.3 miles
Primary · Hayle
Common questions
- How many schools are near Penzance?
- This page lists the 38 closest schools to the centre of Penzance by straight-line distance, wherever they sit administratively, always within the same nation.
- Which school is closest to Penzance?
- The nearest listed school to the centre of Penzance is Heamoor Community Primary School, about 0.2 miles from the centre. Distances are straight-line, so journeys will be longer by road.
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. Distances are straight-line, calculated from the schools' coordinates. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.