Primary school in Hayle, Cornwall
Penpol School
2 St George's Road, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4AH
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 29 April 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- Places
- 420
- How full
- Full — 429 pupils against 420 places
- Girls / boys
- 225 / 204
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Cornwall 057G, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 20%
- Households owning their home
- 36%
- Households in social housing
- 43%
- Households with no car
- 27%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CROFTY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Chris Coyle-Chislett
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward
- Hayle West
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- URN
- 152069
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodriggy AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 51% | 0.5 mi |
| St Erth Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 63% | 1.2 mi |
| St Uny CofE AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 33% | 2.1 mi |
| Connor Downs AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 65% | 2.4 mi |
| Gwinear Community Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 56% | 2.9 mi |
| Leedstown Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.2 mi |
| St Ives Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 3.5 mi |
| St Ives Junior SchoolCommunity school | Requires improvement 2023 | 71% | 3.5 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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