Germoe Community Primary School

Germoe Community Primary School has been rated as good overall, with notable strengths in its quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils are encouraged to be independent learners and active citizens. The curriculum is ambitious, especially in early years where children are supported well, and there are various opportunities for pupils to develop their talents through clubs and leadership roles. However, the school faces challenges in areas such as precise assessment practices and some pupils' reading progress.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate polite and courteous behaviour.
• The school promotes a strong sense of community and mutual respect.
• Curriculum encourages independence and active learning.
• Strong early years provision supports children's learning.
• Wide range of opportunities for pupils to develop talents.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment leading to misconceptions.
• Some pupils do not receive sufficient support in learning to read.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Germoe Community Primary School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 25.7% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Germoe Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Germoe Community Primary School had 13.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.0% of pupils at Germoe Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Germoe Community Primary School received £10,455 and spent £10,569 for each of its 76 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £79,000 (£1,044 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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All schools in Penzance · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

Germoe Community Primary School is part of The Helston and Lizard Peninsula Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Boskenwyn Community Primary School Helston

What is Germoe Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Germoe Community Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Germoe Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Germoe Community Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Germoe Community Primary School have?

Germoe Community Primary School has 76 pupils on roll.

What age range does Germoe Community Primary School cover?

Germoe Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Germoe Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Germoe Community Primary School?

Germoe Community Primary School is at Germoe Lane, Germoe, Penzance, Cornwall, TR20 9QY.