St Levan Primary School

Foundation school·Primary school Penzance, Cornwall·TR19 6HD
Composite score
72.4
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#1,450
National rank
#113
In South West
#17
In Cornwall
Top 10%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
88%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
112.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
3 first choices, 4 places
First choices per place
0.75
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
11
any preference, for 4 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.25
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020241.0020250.752026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Levan Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
38
Gender
Mixed

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
2.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
15.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.6%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.2%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
21.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
14.1
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£12,017
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Levan Primary School

St Levan Primary School is a primary school in Penzance, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. Around 38 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 88% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 10% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 112 in reading and 109 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Levan Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 4 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 7.2%. There are about 14.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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