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Grammar schools in Penzance

There are no grammar schools in Penzance.

Grammar schools are state secondaries that select by ability, usually through an 11+ test. Only 46 of the 226 local authorities in the UK still have any, and Cornwall is not one of them, so every state secondary in Penzance admits without a selective test.

The nearest is Devonport High School for Boys, about 64.3 miles away in Plymouth. Most grammar schools accept out-of-area applicants, though distance is often a tie-breaker when a school is oversubscribed.

Nearest grammar schools to Penzance

Straight-line distance from the centre of Penzance — not a travel time.

SchoolAreaDistanceIntakeOfsted
Devonport High School for Boys Plymouth 64.3 miles Boys Good
Devonport High School for Girls Plymouth 65.1 miles Girls Good
Plymouth High School for Girls Plymouth 65.5 miles Girls Good
Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy Brixham 90.5 miles Mixed Good
Torquay Boys' Grammar School Torquay 91.8 miles Boys —
Torquay Girls' Grammar School Torquay 92.0 miles Girls Outstanding

Published admissions priorities

These are extracts from school-specific arrangements for the entry years shown, in priority order. They are not the full policy or a prediction of an offer. Check the linked arrangement for test eligibility, deadlines and all remaining priorities.

Devonport High School for Boys — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children achieving a qualifying mark (published source)
  2. Children who were in state care outside England and ceased to be so by adoption (published source)
  3. 174 candidates achieving a qualifying mark, in rank order (published source)

Devonport High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children scoring ≥ the 3-year adjusted cut-off score (published source)
  2. Up to 12 places: Pupil Premium/Ever-6 FSM girls scoring ≥ the 3-year lowest cut-off score (published source)
  3. All remaining candidates, ranked by 11+ score (published source)

Plymouth High School for Girls — 2026 entry

  1. Looked After/Previously Looked After Children (published source)
  2. Children with exceptional medical or social need specific to this school (professional evidence required) (published source)
  3. Children eligible for Free School Meals Pupil Premium or Ever-6 FSM (published source)

Churston Ferrers Grammar School Academy — 2026 entry

  1. Category A: EHCP naming the school, then Looked After/Previously Looked After eligible children (published source)
  2. Category B: eligible children with a qualifying score ≥ the 50th-ranked child's score (published source)
  3. Category C, applied sequentially: (a) Free School Meals/Pupil Premium/Service Premium, (b) sibling on roll, (c) staff children, (d) children from the 15-school Priority Admission School Group of feeder primaries (published source)

Torquay Boys' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. All eligible boys ranked purely by standardised entrance-test score, highest to lowest, until PAN is filled (published source)
  2. Tiebreak for the final contested place(s) only: Looked After/Previously Looked After boys with the tied score (published source)
  3. Tiebreak (2nd level): Pupil Premium boys with the tied score (published source)

Torquay Girls' Grammar School — 2026 entry

  1. All eligible girls ranked purely by standardised entrance-test score, highest to lowest, until PAN (188) is filled (published source)
  2. Tiebreak for the final contested place(s) only: Looked After/Previously Looked After girls with the tied score (published source)
  3. Tiebreak (2nd level): Pupil Premium/Service Premium girls with the tied score (published source)

Schools in Penzance

Penzance has 23 open schools. Browse all Penzance schools with Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria, or see them on the map.

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