Pensilva Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Liskeard, Cornwall
Pensilva Primary School is a primary school in Liskeard, Cornwall for ages 4–11 (community school).
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Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, PL14 5PG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 101 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026
Strengths
- “Pensilva is a happy, thriving and improving school.”
- “Leaders' focus on the school’s core values of ‘to live, to love and to learn’ shows positively in everything they do, including the curriculum, teaching, culture and ethos of the school.”
- “Pupils feel safe because adults listen to them and help when they have worries.”
To improve
- “Pupils' achievements in end of key stage 2 tests and assessments in writing and mathematics remain lower than the national average.”
- “A few older pupils need to catch up with their learning in writing and mathematics.”
- “Across the school, pupils do not consistently benefit from opportunities to practise their writing skills in other subjects.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 14% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Upton Cross Academy 1.5 mi Standards maintained
- Darite Primary Academy 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- St Cleer Primary Academy 2.7 mi Good
- Quethiock CofE School 3.5 mi Good
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Good
- Coads Green Primary School 4.2 mi Good
- Callington Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School 4.5 mi Good