St Levan Primary SchoolSt Just Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Penzance.

Summary of the comparison

St Levan Primary School and St Just Primary School are primary schools in Penzance.

  • St Levan Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Just Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Levan Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Levan Primary School was judged Good and St Just Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 88.0% for St Levan Primary School and 72.0% for St Just Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Just Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 72.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Levan Primary School versus St Just Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PenzanceSt Levan Primary SchoolPenzanceSt Just Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB75/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking12th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure118th of 233 in Cornwall
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll38 178
Capacity42 210
LocationPenzance, TR19 6HD Penzance, TR19 7JU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard88.0% Stronger figure72.0% 62.0%
At higher standard13.0% 13.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score112.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census38 178
Free school meals (ever 6)13.2% 18.5%
English as an additional language2.6% 2.8%
SEN support15.8% 10.7%
SEN with an EHC plan2.6% 1.1%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 4.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence27.8% 8.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Levan Primary School

St Just Primary School

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