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Schools similar to St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance

Cornwall · ages 3 to 11 · URN 111998

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1Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England Academy

Lincolnshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN138324

154 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Ruskington Chestnut Street Church of England AcademySt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals32.5% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English6.5% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND22.08% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.5 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.3 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.22 percentage points higher
  • 13 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01288. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.5 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00675.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00325.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.22 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00444.
  • Total pupils: difference 13 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00844.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

2Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School

Staffordshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN124289

143 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals32.9% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English2.1% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND17.48% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 5.7 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 2.38 percentage points lower
  • 2 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.01535. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00495.
  • First language other than English: difference 5.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01425.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 2.38 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00475.
  • Total pupils: difference 2 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00140.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

3Macaulay Church of England Primary School

Lambeth · ages 3 to 11 · URN100612

176 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Macaulay Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals36.4% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English12.5% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.59% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.4 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 4.7 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 1.73 percentage points higher
  • 35 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.0259. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.4 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01080.
  • First language other than English: difference 4.7 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.01175.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.73 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00347.
  • Total pupils: difference 35 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01989.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

4Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Kirklees · ages 3 to 11 · URN107747

166 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals31.9% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English9% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND24.1% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.1 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 4.24 percentage points higher
  • 25 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 11 June 2024 · published 4 July 2024 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Good; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02599. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00945.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 4.24 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00848.
  • Total pupils: difference 25 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01506.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

5Hilltop Primary Academy

Derbyshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN150628

126 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Hilltop Primary AcademySt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals35.7% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English10.3% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.05% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1.7 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 2.5 percentage points higher
  • SEND: 0.81 percentage points lower
  • 15 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 13 September 2022 · published 9 November 2022 · recorded under URN 112686 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement; Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Requires improvement

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02616. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1.7 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00765.
  • First language other than English: difference 2.5 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00625.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.81 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00162.
  • Total pupils: difference 15 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.01064.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

6Lambourn CofE Primary School

West Berkshire · ages 3 to 11 · URN146307

130 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Lambourn CofE Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals27.7% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English7.7% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND21.54% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 6.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.68 percentage points higher
  • 11 fewer pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
  • Graded inspection (previous framework) · inspected 1 July 2025 · published 7 September 2025 · monthly file dated 30 September 2026

    Overall effectiveness: Not judged; Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good; Safeguarding is effective: Yes; Early years: Good

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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.02976. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 6.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.02835.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.68 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00336.
  • Total pupils: difference 11 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00780.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

7Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School

Leeds · ages 3 to 11 · URN108030

212 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals33% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English6.6% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.81% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 1 percentage point lower
  • First language other than English: 1.2 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.05 percentage points lower
  • 71 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03108. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 1 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00450.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.2 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00300.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.05 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00009.
  • Total pupils: difference 71 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.03349.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: same published context; contribution -0.01000.

8Green Lane Church of England Primary School

County Durham · ages 3 to 11 · URN149902

188 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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Green Lane Church of England Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals31.4% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English6.4% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.15% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 2.6 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 1.4 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 0.71 percentage points lower
  • 47 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03162. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 2.6 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.01170.
  • First language other than English: difference 1.4 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00350.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0.71 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00142.
  • Total pupils: difference 47 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02500.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: same published context; contribution -0.01000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

9St Charles' Catholic Academy

Liverpool · ages 3 to 11 · URN151673

196 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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St Charles' Catholic AcademySt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals33.7% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English7.7% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND20.92% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.3 percentage points lower
  • First language other than English: 0.1 percentage points lower
  • SEND: 1.06 percentage points higher
  • 55 more pupils
Sources, Ofsted & match details
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03178. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.3 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00135.
  • First language other than English: difference 0.1 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.00025.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 1.06 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00212.
  • Total pupils: difference 55 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.02806.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

10St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Rotherham · ages 3 to 11 · URN140590

141 pupils / 141 at St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance2025/26 · Academic year

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Free school meals34.8% / 34%2025/26 · Academic year
First language other than English19.1% / 7.8%2025/26 · Academic year
SEND19.86% / 19.86%2025/26 · Academic year+ source
Why it matched
  • Free school meals: 0.8 percentage points higher
  • First language other than English: 11.3 percentage points higher
  • SEND: the same
  • Pupils: the same
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Matching score and calculation

Score 0.03185. A lower score means more similar pupil context. It is not a school rating or a percentage.

  • FSM eligible (current eligibility): difference 0.8 percentage points; weight 45%; contribution 0.00360.
  • First language other than English: difference 11.3 percentage points; weight 25%; contribution 0.02825.
  • SEN support and EHC plans (derived percentage): difference 0 percentage points; weight 20%; contribution 0.00000.
  • Total pupils: difference 0 pupils; weight 10%; contribution 0.00000.
  • region: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • faith: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.
  • governance: no matching bonus; contribution 0.00000.

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St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance

Cornwall · ages 3 to 11 · URN111998

Small KS2 cohort: 15 eligible pupils. One pupil represents 6.7 percentage points. HeadteacherChat caution. DfE KS2 · 2024/25 · Academic year · Final · source 2026-05-21

St Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance: published figures and their sources
MeasureSt Mary's CofE Primary School, Penzance
Pupils1412025/26
Free school meals34%2025/26
First language other than English7.8%2025/26
SEND (SEN support or EHC plan)19.86%2025/26+ source
KS2 expected standard40%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
KS2 higher standard7%2024/25 · Academic year · Final
Overall absence8.41443%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
Persistent absence20.33898%2025/26 · Autumn and spring term
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How schools are matched

We compare open primary schools in England that teach through to age 11. We match current eligibility for free school meals first, then first language other than English, SEND and pupil numbers. The same age range is preferred. Region, faith and school type have a smaller influence.

A similar intake does not explain a difference in results. Use this list to choose schools to investigate, then check their reports and local circumstances.

View the matching calculation and data sources

SEND is calculated from pupils with SEN support or an EHC plan, divided by the school roll. We only calculate it when the source counts, year and coverage agree. It is rounded to two decimal places here.

Matching weights: FSM 45%, EAL 25%, SEND 20%, pupil numbers 10%. Lower matching scores mean more similar pupil context. Context bonuses can take a score below zero; a score is not a rating or a percentage.

Open England GIAS Primary; statutory low age at most 5 (including nursery ages 2/3) and high age 11. All four inputs required in the same academic year. Prefer exact low/high ages when at least 10 candidates remain after the report-card filter; otherwise disclose relaxation. Outcomes never select or rank peers. Context bonuses require nonmissing exact region, religious character and establishment type code; missing context earns no bonus. Lower distance is closer, including negative totals after bonuses.

5731 schools were eligible; 10 are shown.

  • fsm: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • eal: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100; First language other than English
  • send: Absolute percentage-point difference / 100
  • size: Absolute pupil-count difference / max(target pupils, candidate pupils)

SEND formula: 100 * (SEN_support + EHC_plan) / characteristics.pupils; same school, Academic year and year; SEN total_pupils must equal characteristics.pupils. Ties are resolved by URN ascending.

Schools can be excluded for more than one reason:

  • Not a primary school: 21888
  • Does not cover the full primary age range: 28649
  • Not open: 25399
  • The selected school: 1
  • England location unverified: 3045
  • FSM percentage missing: 192
  • First-language percentage missing: 192
  • Pupil number missing: 192
  • SEND: published SEN support, EHC plan or pupil total missing: 192
  • Different age range: 8365

Missing means no usable figure was provided. Suppressed means the publisher withheld it. Unavailable means no usable value can be shown; check the source and published code. Not applicable and low reliability retain the publisher’s stated limits.

Comparison reference: htc-full-primary-v1:2026-10-19.

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