St Mary's Catholic School, PenzancePensans Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Penzance.
Summary of the comparison
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance and Pensans Community Primary School are primary schools in Penzance.
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Pensans Community Primary School scores 28 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance is ahead on our composite score.
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance was judged Good and Pensans Community Primary School was judged Requires improvement.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 63.0% for St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance and 50.0% for Pensans Community Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance (50.0% in 2022-23, 63.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Pensans Community Primary School (20.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | PenzanceSt Mary's Catholic School, Penzance | PenzancePensans Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100Stronger figure | F28/100 | |
| Local ranking | 200th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure | 222nd of 233 in Cornwall | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 162 | 121 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 210 | |
| Location | Penzance, TR18 2AT | Penzance, TR20 8UH | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 63.0% Stronger figure | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 162 | 121 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.0% | 59.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 7.4% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 29.6% | 33.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 6.2% | 14.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.2% | 6.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 29.2% | 20.4% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
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 Mary's Catholic School, Penzance
Pensans Community Primary School
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