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Gulval School

Gulval School is a primary academy in Penzance, United Kingdom with 223 pupils, part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust. As of 7 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant (closes 20 November).

Head
Paul Baker
Trust or group
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Type
Academy, Primary
Pupils
223 pupils · 47% girls · 16.1% eligible for free school meals · 0.4% with English as an additional language
DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
23 (10.3%) on SEN support · 11 (4.9%) with an education, health and care plan
DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Local authority
Cornwall
Location
Penzance, TR18 3BJ, United Kingdom
Telephone
01736364747
Website
gulvalschool.org.uk
Register number
URN 140837 (register entry)

Vacancies (1)

Teaching Assistant

Salary £14,976 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert)Closes 20 Nov

Part timeTeaching support

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant to join our dedicated team at Gulval School. Working under the direction of the Class Teacher and Senior…

Exam results

YearKS2 expectedKS2 higher
2024/2575%4%
2023/2479%17%
2022/2377%12%

Department for Education performance tables.

Inspections

DateInspectionOutcome
15 November 2022Ungraded inspectionSchool remains Good

Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.

Staff

YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2025/269.323.9–0£45,155
2024/259.422.035%0£44,074
2023/248.424.912%0£38,351
2022/237.426.627%0£36,172
2021/229.022.144%0£34,919
2020/216.624.736%1£36,163
Earlier years (2014/15 to 2019/20)
YearTeachersPupils per teacherLeaversVacanciesAverage pay
2019/207.224.414%0£33,917
2018/198.022.638%0£36,371
2017/1810.017.140%0£37,011
2016/179.615.66%0£35,355
2015/166.618.30%0£39,689
2014/157.017.236%0£37,328

Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.

Attendance

YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2025/264.3%0.7%7.1%0.0%
2024/255.5%1.0%13.7%0.6%
2023/245.4%1.6%14.6%0.6%
2022/235.0%1.1%15.1%0.6%
2021/225.8%0.8%17.5%1.3%
2020/212.5%0.3%5.3%1.3%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
YearSessions missedUnauthorisedPersistently absentSeverely absent
2018/194.6%0.9%9.2%0.0%
2017/184.9%1.5%7.6%0.7%
2016/173.9%0.8%7.1%0.0%

Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).

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Sources

Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.

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