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# St Hilary School

St Hilary School is a primary academy in Penzance, United Kingdom with 206 pupils, part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust. Ofsted: Good, inspected 26 September 2023. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant (closes 16 November).

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- **Head:** Robin Hamshar, Headteacher
- **Trust or group:** Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
- **Type:** Academy, Primary
- **Pupils:** 206 pupils · 48% girls · 15.0% eligible for free school meals · 0.0% with English as an additional language — DfE school census, 2025/26
- **Special needs:** 33 (16.0%) on SEN support · 8 (3.9%) with an education, health and care plan — DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
- **Local authority:** Cornwall
- **Location:** Penzance, TR20 9DR, United Kingdom
- **Telephone:** 01736763324
- **Website:** [st-hilary.eschools.co.uk](https://www.st-hilary.eschools.co.uk/)
- **Register number:** URN 136879 ([register entry](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/136879))
- **Ofsted:** Good, inspected 26 September 2023

## Vacancies (1)

- [Teaching Assistant](https://eduatlas.org/jobs/27xka1sn8x9-teaching-assistant) · Closes 16 Nov · Part time, temporary · Teaching support · St Hilary School is seeking to appoint a caring, enthusiastic and committed Teaching Assistant with SEN Support to join our dedicated team. Situated in the heart of our village…

## Exam results

| Year | KS2 expected | KS2 higher |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 4% |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 6% |

Department for Education performance tables.

## Inspections

| Date | Inspection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 26 September 2023 | Graded inspection | 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 | 9.0 | 22.9 | – | 0 | £52,434 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1 | 21.6 | 0% | 0 | £51,694 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0 | 23.0 | 20% | 0 | £47,032 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6 | 22.7 | 10% | 0 | £43,275 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2 | 21.6 | 9% | 0 | £40,850 |
| 2020/21 | 11.6 | 21.2 | 13% | 0 | £45,004 |

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 | 5.6% | 0.9% | 16.1% | 0.0% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 0.7% | 8.5% | 0.0% |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 1.4% | 19.3% | 0.5% |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 1.1% | 19.3% | 0.0% |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 0.9% | 21.5% | 0.5% |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 0.1% | 3.3% | 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. Inspection: Ofsted. 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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