Newlyn School

Newlyn School is performing well overall, maintaining a consistent 'Good' rating in all areas. The school promotes a positive learning environment where pupils are proud to attend and exhibit respectful and responsible behavior. Leaders are focused on providing a broad curriculum, enhancing students' experiences, and ensuring that reading is prioritized from the early years. There is a strong commitment to inclusion, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, which fosters a supportive atmosphere for all students.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning.
• The school provides a broad and ambitious curriculum.
• Teachers have effective subject knowledge and support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Reading is prioritized and integrated successfully into the curriculum.
• Leaders work hard to involve families and improve attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils are still absent too often, affecting their learning.
• Assessment is not used with enough precision in some subjects, leading to gaps in knowledge.

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 Newlyn School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 19.7% 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, 5.6% of pupils at Newlyn School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Newlyn School had 19.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.7% 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, 32.9% of pupils at Newlyn School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.3% 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 2024–25 Newlyn School received £8,117 and spent £7,900 for each of its 147 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £113,000 (£766 per pupil).

Across all 41 schools of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, income was £7,781 and spending £7,890 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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

Newlyn School is part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust, which runs 41 schools. The nearest others:

• Alverton Primary School Penzance
• Pensans Community Primary School Penzance
• Mounts Bay Academy Penzance
• Mousehole School Penzance
• Gulval School Penzance
• St Buryan Primary School Penzance
• Ludgvan School Penzance
• Nancledra School Penzance
• St Hilary School Penzance
• Pendeen School Penzance

What is Newlyn School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Newlyn School is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Newlyn School last inspected by Ofsted?

Newlyn School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Newlyn School have?

Newlyn School has 152 pupils on roll.

What age range does Newlyn School cover?

Newlyn School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Newlyn School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 78% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Newlyn School?

Newlyn School is at Carne Road, Newlyn, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 5QA.