St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Long Park Road, Saltash, PL12 4AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Laws
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 349
- URN
- 111966
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752843561
About this school
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is a community primary school in Saltash. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 349 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 61 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 80% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 16% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 93% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 87% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 85% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 389 |
| 2023/24 | 380 |
| 2024/25 | 364 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery compares
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery ranked 47th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5% | 26.4% | 349 | — |
| Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy | 59% | 6.4% | 33.7% | 211 | 0.3 miles |
| Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School | 28% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 196 | 0.4 miles |
| Burraton Community Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 17% | 343 | 0.7 miles |
| Riverside Community Primary School | 76% | 6% | 53.6% | 370 | 1.5 miles |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 39.6% | 136 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.37%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Burraton Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Riverside Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Saltash
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Saltash.
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Burraton Community Primary School Primary
- Landulph School Primary
- Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Germans Primary School Primary
- St Mellion Church of England Primary School Primary
- Saltash Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery teach?
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltash.
- Who is the headteacher of St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
- The headteacher of St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is Mrs Sarah Laws, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery has 349 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery full?
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery has capacity for 420 pupils and 349 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery a faith school?
- No. St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery ranked 47th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's absence rate?
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.