Penpol School, Hayle
Penpol School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Hayle, part of Crofty Education Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Penpol School in detail
Penpol School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, running and film.
Source: The school's own website
Results
Penpol School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 111849), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Penpol School
For September 2026 entry, 66 families put Penpol School as their first choice and 102 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Penpol School are Bodriggy Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 68% reading, 66% maths); St Erth Community Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 88% maths); St Uny CofE Academy (2.1 miles, Good, 53% reading, 47% maths); and Connor Downs Academy (2.4 miles, Good, 74% reading, 81% maths).
Bodriggy AcademySt Erth Community Primary SchoolSt Uny CofE AcademyConnor Downs Academy
The trust
Penpol School is one of 18 schools run by Crofty Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 87 pupils (20.3%) received SEN support and 11 (2.6%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hayle Rail Station, about 290 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Penpol School (w-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Penpol School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 61 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Penpol School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Penpol School (URN 111849), it was rated Outstanding in November 2014.
At a Glance
21.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
11
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Penpol School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111849). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 71% to 80% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 63% to 67% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 64% to 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Penpol School
Amber Bernasconi (2025)
4 Oct 2026
Amber Bernasconi
4 Oct 2026
Penpol Governor Statutory Information Form
2 Oct 2026
Swimming Overview
5 Sep 2026
PE and Sports Premium Funding
5 Sep 2026
Penwith PE Cluster
30 Jul 2026
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Before and after school care
Penpol School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Cornwall
Term dates
Penpol School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Penpol School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Penpol School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Penpol School
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- How many families in Cornwall got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
102%
Over capacity
429 pupils
420 places
9 pupils over capacity
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Hayle
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hayle
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
87
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
22.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
429
Total Pupils
204
Boys
225
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
19.5:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£45,547
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Penpol School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 111849). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.0%
Overall absence
11.5%
Persistent absence
364
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Penpol School
Questions parents ask about Penpol School
Are there exam results for Penpol School?
Penpol School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 111849), 80% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Penpol School's Ofsted rating?
Penpol School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in October 2025. Before that, as Penpol School (URN 111849), it was rated Outstanding in November 2014.
What is the catchment area for Penpol School?
No fixed boundary. When Penpol School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Penpol School?
Classes at Penpol School average 29 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Penpol School?
Penpol School has around 429 pupils on roll. 21% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Penpol School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Penpol School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Penpol School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Penpol School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Penpol School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Penpol School?
Penpol School is at 2 St George's Road, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)