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St Levan Primary School

URN
111803
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Levan Primary School
URN
111803
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Exceptional

92 / 100

Exceptional

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

100

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

90

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 5% of primary schools in England

Top 5% nationally

#7 of 178 schools in Cornwall

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Strongly Recommended

This school combines strong academic outcomes with a positive inspection profile.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Reach choice
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Levan Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St Levan Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
24 April 2024
Inspection date
27 February 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 24 April 2024

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 24 April 2024

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

5

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

10

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

5

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Cornwall
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Cornwall)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.st-levan-primary-school.org.uk/

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Cornwall to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

100.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

88.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

100.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

88.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

TR19 6HD - The Bottoms, St Levan, Penzance, Cornwall

Contact details

Address
The Bottoms, St Levan, Penzance, Cornwall
Postcode
TR19 6HD
Phone
1736810486
Website
www.st-levan-primary-school.org.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Cornwall
Local authority code
908

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 612 schools in Cornwall.

Authority statistics

Total schools

612

Open schools

297

Closed schools

313

Primary schools

479

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Good

Graded 24 April 2024

  • Personal development

    Outstanding

    Graded 24 April 2024

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 24 April 2024

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    24 April 202427 February 2024S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 24 April 2024
    • Good

      Published
      24 April 2024
      Inspected
      27 February 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    50.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 5

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    61

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary479 (78.5%)
    • Secondary61 (10.0%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other70 (11.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Buryan Primary School2.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Buryan Primary School2.8 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sennen Community Primary Academy2.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sennen School2.9 kmPrimaryClosed
    St Just Primary School7.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Just Primary School7.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Cape Cornwall School7.5 kmSecondaryClosed
    Cape Cornwall School7.5 kmSecondaryOpen
    Heamoor Community Primary School9.9 kmPrimaryOpen
    Pendeen School10.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    • St Buryan Primary School
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Buryan Primary School
      Distance
      2.8 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Sennen Community Primary Academy
      Distance
      2.9 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Sennen School
      Distance
      2.9 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Cornwall)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    All Saints CofE Junior SchoolPrimary-Closed
    Altarnun Community Primary SchoolPrimaryPL15 7RZClosed
    Altarnun Primary SchoolPrimaryPL15 7RZOpen
    Alverton Primary SchoolPrimaryTR18 4QDOpen
    Alverton Primary SchoolPrimaryTR18 4QDClosed
    • All Saints CofE Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      -
      Status
      Closed
    • Altarnun Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL15 7RZ
      Status
      Closed
    • Altarnun Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      PL15 7RZ
      Status
      Open
    • Alverton Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      TR18 4QD
      Status
      Open
    • Alverton Primary School
    St Just Primary School
    Distance
    7.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • St Just Primary School
    Distance
    7.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cape Cornwall School
    Distance
    7.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cape Cornwall School
    Distance
    7.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Heamoor Community Primary School
    Distance
    9.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Pendeen School
    Distance
    10.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    TR18 4QD
    Status
    Closed