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St Stephens Community Academy

Primary · Launceston · PL15 8HL

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 July 2024

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At a glance

199 pupils · 84% of 238 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
2–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
38.9% of pupils
English as additional language
4.2% of pupils
SEN support
9.9% of pupils
EHC plan
10.3% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
http://www.ststephenscornwall.co.uk
URN
140513

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

21 places offered · 19 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

33 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
52%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
106
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.2%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
28.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.8
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

85% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£6,362
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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