Pensilva Primary School
School Road, Liskeard, PL14 5PG
101 pupils · 58% of 175 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 February 2026, published 6 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 14% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 16 | 16 | 22 | 16 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 12 | 12 | 23 | 12 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 17 | 17 | 25 | 17 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 16 | 13 | 19 | 16 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 14 | 12 | 20 | 13 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Upton Cross Academy 2.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Darite Primary Academy 3.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- St Cleer Primary Academy 4.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Quethiock CofE School 5.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Martin's CofE Primary School 6.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Coads Green Primary School 6.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.