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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](https://gulvalschool.org.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 140837 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/140837))

## Vacancies (1)

- [Teaching Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/2dyz82jj1r8-teaching-assistant) · Salary £14,976 allowance (the pay scale is in the advert) · Closes 20 Nov · Part time · Teaching 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

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 4% |
| 2023/24 | 79% | 17% |
| 2022/23 | 77% | 12% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 15 November 2022 | Ungraded inspection | School 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

| Year | Teachers | Pupils per teacher | Leavers | Vacancies | Average pay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 9.3 | 23.9 | – | 0 | £45,155 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4 | 22.0 | 35% | 0 | £44,074 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4 | 24.9 | 12% | 0 | £38,351 |
| 2022/23 | 7.4 | 26.6 | 27% | 0 | £36,172 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0 | 22.1 | 44% | 0 | £34,919 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6 | 24.7 | 36% | 1 | £36,163 |

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

| Year | Sessions missed | Unauthorised | Persistently absent | Severely absent |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025/26 | 4.3% | 0.7% | 7.1% | 0.0% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 1.0% | 13.7% | 0.6% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 1.6% | 14.6% | 0.6% |
| 2022/23 | 5.0% | 1.1% | 15.1% | 0.6% |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 0.8% | 17.5% | 1.3% |
| 2020/21 | 2.5% | 0.3% | 5.3% | 1.3% |

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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