Gulval School

State-Funded School

gulval-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St IvesConstituency

TR18 3BJPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Gulval School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 223 pupils. Gulval School is part of Truro & Penwith Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 79%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

94%

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

223

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

<1%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 223
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 16 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.