Primary schools in Penzance
19 primary schools in Penzance, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Penzance in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 19 schools in Penzance first 308 times for 307 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Cornwall authority's 227 schools. 4 of the 19 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 4 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.37 miles (Ludgvan School) to 4.62 miles (Heamoor Community Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Alverton Primary School
- Germoe Community Primary School
- Gulval School
- Ludgvan School
- Mousehole School
- Newlyn School
- Pendeen School
- St Buryan Primary School
- St Hilary School
- St Just Primary School
- St Levan Primary School
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
- Trythall Community Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
- Sennen Community Primary Academy
- Heamoor Community Primary School
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School
- Pensans Community Primary School
- Nancledra School
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Browse by authority: Cornwall · compare schools side by side · the map. School data: DfE & Ofsted, Open Government Licence v3.0.