Penpol School
Penpol School is an academy converter in Hayle for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 429 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Penpol School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025 of its predecessor, Penpol School.
Ofsted inspection: October 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | 2 St George's Road Hayle Cornwall TR27 4AH |
| Reference Number | 152069 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 429 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 47.55%
Girls: 52.45% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 21.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 1.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 29 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | 27 | 32 | 59 |
| 3 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | 23 | 37 | 60 |
| 5 | 26 | 35 | 61 |
| 6 | 27 | 34 | 61 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 86.7% |
| White, Other | 5.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.3% |
| Unclassified | 1.2% |
| Irish | 0.9% |
| White & Asian | 0.7% |
| African | 0.7% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.5% |
| Asian, Other | 0.2% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Penpol School, inspected in April 2025.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 03 Oct 2025 | Academy conversion letter |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 31 | 2 |
| Third Preference | 5 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
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).
In 2025–26 Penpol School had 22.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7).
Pupils per teacher
| 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.2 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – |
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, 20.3% of pupils at Penpol School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 36 | 10 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 30 | 1 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 8 | 0 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 4 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 4 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 2 | 0 |
| Hearing impairment | 2 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 1 | 0 |
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.
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| Name | Distance |
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Penpol School is part of Crofty Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:
- Marazion School Marazion
- Godolphin Primary School Helston
- Weeth Community Primary School Camborne
- Rosemellin Community Primary School Camborne
- Roskear Primary & Nursery School Camborne
- Sithney Community Primary School Helston
- Trannack Primary School Helston
- Treloweth Community Primary School Redruth
- Porthleven School Helston
- Pencoys Primary School Redruth
What is Penpol School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Penpol School is Good, from an inspection in April 2025 of its predecessor, Penpol School.
When was Penpol School last inspected by Ofsted?
Penpol School was last inspected in October 2025.
How many pupils does Penpol School have?
Penpol School has 429 pupils on roll.
What age range does Penpol School cover?
Penpol School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Penpol School?
Penpol School is at 2 St George's Road, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4AH.
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