Pensilva Primary School
Community school in Liskeard, Cornwall.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 101 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 175 |
| Free school meals | 24.80% |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Address | School Road, Pensilva, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5PG |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.pensilva.cornwall.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01579362546 |
| URN | 111963 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 24 February 2026, published 6 May 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 September 2023, published 8 November 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Upton Cross Academy (primary school, about 2.4 km)
- Darite Primary Academy (primary school, about 3.3 km)
- St Cleer Primary Academy (primary school, about 4.4 km)
- Quethiock CofE School (primary school, about 5.7 km)
- St Martin's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 6.5 km)
- Coads Green Primary School (primary school, about 6.8 km)
- Callington Primary School (primary school, about 7.0 km)
- Liskeard Hillfort Primary School (primary school, about 7.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.