Community school · Cornwall

St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery

4–11Ages
349Pupils
PrimaryPhase
111966URN

Long Park Road, Saltash, PL12 4AQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 above Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

77 applications for 30 places · 19th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

72%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2017

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

9 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
7 March 2017
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Cornwall median (2.0) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

77 applications · 30 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.6; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.2; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	30	77	2.6	32	1.07
Sep 2025	42	83	2.0	42	1.00
Sep 2024	50	98	2.0	50	1.00
Sep 2023	40	64	1.6	40	1.00
Sep 2022	39	71	1.8	37	0.95
Sep 2021	47	90	1.9	47	1.00
Sep 2020	60	102	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2019	50	98	2.0	50	1.00
Sep 2018	53	109	2.1	49	0.92
Sep 2017	46	103	2.2	53	1.15
Sep 2016	58	100	1.7	43	0.74
Sep 2015	43	78	1.8	32	0.74
Sep 2014	38	71	1.9	32	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 78% · Maths 78% → all three 72% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard72%43rd of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	72%	7%	105	104
2023/24	80%	16%	108	107
2022/23	74%	15%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & NurseryThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
0.5 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
0.6 km · Cornwall

2026

2.3applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Burraton Community Primary School
1.1 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Riverside Community Primary School
2.5 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary
2.8 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Marine Academy Primary
3.3 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Carbeile Junior School
3.4 km · Cornwall

2026

57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 111966 · 908/2723
Capacity: 420 pupils · 349 on roll
Free school meals: 22.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Long Park Road, Saltash, PL12 4AQ
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources