Ludgvan School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Penzance, Cornwall
Ludgvan School is a primary school in Penzance, Cornwall for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 22 October 2024.
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Catchment area for Ludgvan School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Lower Quarter, Ludgvan, Penzance, TR20 8EX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 199 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 22 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “They are happy and attend well.”
- “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from positive and supportive relationships with the adults in the school.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not considered the end points that the curriculum is building towards.”
- “This means that the knowledge and skills that pupils need to retain to reach those end points are not sufficiently clear.”
- “Consequently, in these subjects, some pupils do not build their knowledge well or remember enough of their learning over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 November 2024 (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) | 38% | 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: 42 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Marazion School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Gulval School 2.1 mi School remains Good
- Nancledra School 2.6 mi Standards maintained
- St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- St Hilary School 2.8 mi Good
- St Erth Community Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- St Uny CofE Academy 3.2 mi Good
- Pensans Community Primary School 3.3 mi Requires improvement