Schools and Education in Penzance

There are 20 schools within 5 miles of Penzance town centre, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Of those inspected by Ofsted, 91% are rated Good or Outstanding. There is 1 school rated below Good, making individual research important for families.

Total Schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2
Good / Outstanding
91%

Ofsted Ratings Overview

10
1
Good (10) Requires Improvement (1) Not yet inspected (9)
Humphry Davy School Secondary 0.4 miles Coombe Road, Penzance, TR18 2TG Inspected: 26 June 2023 West Penwith Children's Centre 0.5 miles Penmere Close, Locality 1 Cluster, Penzance, TR18 3PE Inspected: 25 November 2013 St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance Primary 0.5 miles Redinnick Place, Penzance, TR18 4HP Inspected: 04 May 2023 Heamoor Community Primary School Primary 0.6 miles Bosvenna Way, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JZ Inspected: 14 January 2022 St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance Primary 0.6 miles Peverell Road, Penzance, TR18 2AT Inspected: 27 January 2025 Mounts Bay Academy Secondary 0.7 miles Boscathnoe Lane, Heamoor, Penzance, TR18 3JT Inspected: 24 January 2022 Newlyn School Primary 0.8 miles Carne Road, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 5QA Inspected: 20 July 2023 Gulval School Primary 1.3 miles School Lane, Gulval, Penzance, TR18 3BJ Inspected: 16 January 2023 Trythall Community Primary School Primary 2.4 miles N/A, Penzance, TR20 8XR Inspected: 16 June 2023 St Buryan Primary School Primary 4.6 miles Rectory Road, St Buryan, Penzance, TR19 6BB Inspected: 27 September 2023
Pensans Community Primary School Primary 0.3 miles Nancealverne, Penzance, TR20 8UH Inspected: 22 May 2024
Nancealverne School 0.3 miles Madron Road, Penzance, TR20 8TP Alverton Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Toltuff Crescent, Alverton, Penzance, TR18 4QD Penwith Alternative Provision Academy 0.6 miles Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School Primary 1.1 miles Bellair Road, Madron, Penzance, TR20 8SP Newlyn Centre 1.4 miles Adit Lane, Locality 1 Cluster, Newlyn, TR18 5AR Mousehole School Primary 2.5 miles Marcwheal, Mousehole, Penzance, TR19 6QQ Ludgvan School Primary 3.4 miles N/A, Ludgvan, Penzance, TR20 8EX Marazion School Primary 3.7 miles School Lane, Marazion, TR17 0DG Nancledra School Primary 3.9 miles B3311, Penzance, TR20 8NB