Schools in Penzance

Penzance has 19 primary schools and 3 secondary schools (in Cornwall), plus 2 special, nursery, sixth-form or other schools. Pick the age group you want: each list is ranked, shown on a map and compared with schools that have a similar mix of pupils elsewhere in England.

Primary schools (19)Secondary schools (3)Other schools (2)

Primary schoolsAges 4 to 11

5 of 19 scored schools do better than similar schools elsewhere in England.

Nancledra School82
Alverton Primary School81
Mousehole School77

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Secondary schoolsAges 11 to 16 or 18

0 of 3 scored schools do better than similar schools elsewhere in England.

Cape Cornwall School36
Humphry Davy School25
Mounts Bay Academy16

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Map of schools in Penzance

Every school in the area. Use the filter to show one age group.

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Special, nursery, sixth-form and other schools (2)

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School	Type	Ages	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score
Nancealverne School	Special school	2-19	138	46%	Not inspected	–
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy	Pupil referral unit / alternative provision	3-16	44	71%	No overall grade 2025	–

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About this list

Primary and secondary schools have separate pages because they are measured on different things (SATs for primaries, GCSEs for secondaries) and compared with different sets of similar schools. Special schools, nurseries and sixth-form colleges don't fit either list, so they are listed here. How the score works.