Mousehole School, Penzance

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Mousehole School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Leaders ensure that pupils build the foundations they need in reading, writing and mathematics."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders hold ambitious expectations for pupils to come to school every day."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "The curriculum is broad and aspirational."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make an excellent start to school life."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders uphold high expectations for pupils and establish an inclusive culture, where they thrive."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders act in the best interests of pupils and aspire to the highest standards for all."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders have created an impressive personal development programme, which promotes and celebrates pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural growth."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to strengthen the teaching of the curriculum so that all pupils are exceptionally well prepared for future learning".

In its own words: "In November 2014, the Department for Education published guidance on promoting British values in school to ensure young people leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. All schools have a duty to "actively promote" the fundamental British values: • mutual respect for, and tolerance of, those with different faiths and beliefs"

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, drama, choir, Lego, cooking and gardening.

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 100% of Year 6 pupils at Mousehole School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 87% in reading and 100% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 11 families put Mousehole School as their first choice and 22 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Mousehole School are Newlyn School (1.7 miles, Good, 87% reading, 83% maths); St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance (2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 47% maths); Alverton Primary School (2 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths); and Pensans Community Primary School (2.7 miles, Requires improvement, 58% reading, 67% maths).

Mousehole School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

Mousehole School is one of 41 schools run by Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, an academy trust.

4.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 8 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 3 (3.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Mousehole School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Penzance Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (s-bound), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14).

In 2024/25, Mousehole School issued 3 suspensions, 3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.