Penryn Primary Academy
Treverbyn Rise, Penryn, TR10 8RA
349 pupils · 66% of 525 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 35.9%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 31 March 2026, published 17 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 | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 14% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 37 | 61 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 39 | 59 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 57 | 82 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 48 | 66 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 37 | 33 | 46 | 34 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 36 | 34 | 41 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 54 | 43 | 56 | 46 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 36 | 31 | 45 | 33 |
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
- Mabe Community Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St Francis CofE Primary School 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Falmouth 2.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Falmouth Primary Academy 2.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Mylor Bridge Community Primary School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Flushing School 3.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
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.