Pensans Community Primary School, Penzance

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils at Pensans Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 63% in reading and 47% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 9 families put Pensans Community Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 9 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Pensans Community Primary School are Heamoor Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance (0.5 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths); Alverton Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths); and St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 47% maths).

Pensans Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

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

54.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 10.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and other ethnic groups (6%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (31.7%) received SEN support and 23 (16.5%) 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.

Pensans Community Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 20 places, 18 pupils on roll.

Pensans Community Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 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 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Pink Lodge (nw-bound), 140 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 165 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Pensans Community Primary School issued 33 suspensions, 27.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Pensans Community Primary School are Humphry Davy School (0.3 miles) and Mounts Bay Academy (0.5 miles).