Pendeen School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · Penzance, Cornwall
Pendeen School is a primary school in Penzance, Cornwall for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 May 2023.
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Catchment area for Pendeen 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
- Church Road, Pendeen, Penzance, TR19 7SE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 79 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 May 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Pendeen School are kind and respectful.”
- “They are proud of their school and enjoy attending.”
- “Pupils live up to the school belief ‘Pendeen Can’.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not apply their knowledge in writing well enough across the curriculum.”
- “As a result, writing is not as well developed as it could be.”
- “Some pupils find it hard to recall their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 2023 (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) | 50% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 6 offers in total, 6 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.
- St Just Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Trythall Community Primary School 4.3 mi School remains Good
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School 4.7 mi Not judged
- Heamoor Community Primary School 5.1 mi School remains Good
- Sennen Community Primary Academy 5.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pensans Community Primary School 5.6 mi Requires improvement
- St Buryan Primary School 5.7 mi School remains Good
- Alverton Primary School 5.8 mi Not judged