Warbstow Primary Academy
Warbstow, Launceston, PL15 8UP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Measom
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 144062
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01566781388
About this school
Warbstow Primary Academy is a primary academy in Launceston. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 64 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- 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 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 40% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 10% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 80% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 50% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 70% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 107.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | - |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Warbstow Primary Academy 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 | 43% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 66 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Warbstow Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.2% | 26.4% | 64 | — |
| Jacobstow Community Academy | 67% | 4.1% | 9% | 85 | 3.2 miles |
| Otterham Community Primary School | 70% | 5% | 11.1% | 67 | 3.3 miles |
| North Petherwin School | 43% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 69 | 3.7 miles |
| Egloskerry Primary School | 91% | 4.7% | 15.5% | 79 | 4.7 miles |
| Whitstone Primary School | 31% | 4.2% | 11% | 103 | 6.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.42%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.21%
- Persistent absence
- 3.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jacobstow Community Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Otterham Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
North Petherwin School3.7 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Egloskerry Primary School4.7 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Whitstone Primary School6.0 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
Other schools in Launceston
- Altarnun Primary School Primary
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Warbstow Primary Academy teach?
- Warbstow Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Launceston.
- Who is the headteacher of Warbstow Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Warbstow Primary Academy is Mrs Liz Measom, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Warbstow Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Warbstow Primary Academy, 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 Warbstow Primary Academy?
- Warbstow Primary Academy has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Warbstow Primary Academy full?
- Warbstow Primary Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 64 on roll (61%), 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 Warbstow Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Warbstow Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Warbstow Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Warbstow Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Warbstow Primary Academy?
- Warbstow Primary Academy is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Warbstow Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 40% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Warbstow Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Warbstow Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Warbstow Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Warbstow Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.