Boyton Community Primary School
Boyton, Launceston, PL15 9RJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AN DARAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katherine Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 56
- Pupils on roll
- 28
- URN
- 140576
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01566772484
About this school
Boyton Community Primary School is a primary academy in Launceston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 28 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 33% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 22% | 50% | 38% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 33% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 95.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Boyton Community Primary School 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 | 11% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48 |
| 2023/24 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Boyton Community Primary School compares
Boyton Community Primary School ranked 202nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 | 25% | 5.1% | 22.6% | 28 | — |
| Werrington Community Primary School | 18% | 9.4% | 47.5% | 62 | 2.7 miles |
| St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School | 57% | 4.8% | 19.5% | 100 | 3.1 miles |
| North Petherwin School | 43% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 69 | 3.1 miles |
| St Stephens Community Academy | 52% | 6.6% | 41.3% | 199 | 4.3 miles |
| Egloskerry Primary School | 91% | 4.7% | 15.5% | 79 | 4.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.58%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.05%
- Persistent absence
- 12.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Werrington Community Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School3.1 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
North Petherwin School3.1 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
St Stephens Community Academy4.3 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Egloskerry Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Launceston
Other schools in Launceston
Boyton Community Primary School ranks 12th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Launceston.
- Altarnun Primary School Primary
- Coads Green Primary School Primary
- Egloskerry Primary School Primary
- Launceston Primary School Primary
- Lewannick Community Primary School Primary
- North Petherwin School Primary
- South Petherwin Community Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School Primary
- St Stephens Community Academy Primary
- Tregadillett Primary School Primary
- Trekenner Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Boyton Community Primary School teach?
- Boyton Community Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Launceston.
- Who is the headteacher of Boyton Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Boyton Community Primary School is Mrs Katherine Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Boyton Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Boyton Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Boyton Community Primary School?
- Boyton Community Primary School has 28 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Boyton Community Primary School full?
- Boyton Community Primary School has capacity for 56 pupils and 28 on roll (50%), 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 Boyton Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Boyton Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Boyton Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Boyton Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Boyton Community Primary School?
- Boyton Community Primary School is part of AN DARAS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Boyton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 11% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Boyton Community Primary School rank locally?
- Boyton Community Primary School ranked 202nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% 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 Boyton Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Boyton Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Boyton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Boyton Community Primary School'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 1 July 2026.