Pensans Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Penzance, Cornwall
Pensans Community Primary School is a primary school in Penzance, Cornwall for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 30 April 2024.
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Catchment area for Pensans Community Primary 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
- Madron Road, Penzance, TR20 8UH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 139 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 54.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pensans has a highly inclusive ethos.”
- “This includes those pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
- “Pupils are passionate about their learning.”
To improve
- “Nevertheless, the quality of education is not good.”
- “The school has endured a turbulent period of staffing instability.”
- “This, combined with curriculum changes and the effects of the pandemic, means too many pupils have left without the knowledge and skills needed for secondary school.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 May 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) | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 9 offers in total, 9 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.
- Heamoor Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Alverton Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School 0.9 mi Not judged
- Newlyn School 1.0 mi Good
- Gulval School 1.2 mi School remains Good
- Trythall Community Primary School 2.2 mi School remains Good