Altarnun Primary School
Five Lanes, Altarnun, Launceston, PL15 7RZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lynsey Slater
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Launceston College
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 47
- URN
- 140839
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01566700700
About this school
Altarnun Primary School is a primary academy in Launceston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 47 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Altarnun Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
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 | 5 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | - | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | - | 27% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | - | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | - | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | - | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | - | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | - | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Altarnun 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 | 67% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | — | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | 51 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Altarnun Primary School compares
Altarnun Primary School ranked 89th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 4.8% | 21.6% | 47 | — |
| Lewannick Community Primary School | 78% | 4.7% | 24.3% | 85 | 3.0 miles |
| Egloskerry Primary School | 91% | 4.7% | 15.5% | 79 | 4.6 miles |
| Tregadillett Primary School | 57% | 5.2% | 10.5% | 206 | 4.7 miles |
| Coads Green Primary School | 50% | 4.6% | 25.6% | 29 | 4.9 miles |
| South Petherwin Community Primary School | 71% | 3.4% | 14.7% | 114 | 5.0 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
-
Ungraded inspection report17 June 2025
- 4 March 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.57%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lewannick Community Primary School3.0 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Egloskerry Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Tregadillett Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Coads Green Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
South Petherwin Community Primary School5.0 miles
Primary · Launceston
Other schools in Launceston
Altarnun Primary School ranks 4th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Launceston.
- Boyton Community 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 ages does Altarnun Primary School teach?
- Altarnun Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Launceston.
- Who is the headteacher of Altarnun Primary School?
- The headteacher of Altarnun Primary School is Mrs Lynsey Slater, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Altarnun Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Altarnun 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 many pupils are at Altarnun Primary School?
- Altarnun Primary School has 47 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Altarnun Primary School full?
- Altarnun Primary School has capacity for 84 pupils and 47 on roll (56%), 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 Altarnun Primary School a faith school?
- No. Altarnun Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Altarnun Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Altarnun Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Altarnun Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Altarnun Primary School is part of ATHENA LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Altarnun Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Altarnun Primary School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Altarnun Primary School ranked 89th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Altarnun Primary School's absence rate?
- Altarnun Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Altarnun Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Altarnun 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.