St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery

Primary · Cornwall · PL12 4AQ · URN 111966

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-11-09Cohort 349

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 58

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 226 schools in Cornwall

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
72%
Cornwall 59.5%England 61%
12.5 percentage points above the area average of 59.5
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Cornwall 7.8%England 8%
0.8 percentage points below the area average of 7.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Cornwall 105.43England 105
In line with the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Cornwall 103.8England 105
In line with the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
105
Cornwall 103.81England 105
1.2 above the area average of 103.8
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
24%
Cornwall 21.4%England 32%
2.6 percentage points above the area average of 21.4
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
81%
Cornwall 74.4%
6.6 percentage points above the area average of 74.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
78%
Cornwall 72.5%
5.5 percentage points above the area average of 72.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
78%
Cornwall 71.5%
6.5 percentage points above the area average of 71.5
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
58
Cornwall 26
32.2 above the area average of 25.8
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Cornwall	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	72% Cornwall 59.5%England 61%	12.5 percentage points above the area average of 59.5	11 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Cornwall 7.8%England 8%	0.8 percentage points below the area average of 7.8	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Cornwall 105.43England 105	In line with the area average of 105.4	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Cornwall 103.8England 105	In line with the area average of 103.8	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	105 Cornwall 103.81England 105	1.2 above the area average of 103.8	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	24% Cornwall 21.4%England 32%	2.6 percentage points above the area average of 21.4	8 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	81% Cornwall 74.4%	6.6 percentage points above the area average of 74.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	78% Cornwall 72.5%	5.5 percentage points above the area average of 72.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	78% Cornwall 71.5%	6.5 percentage points above the area average of 71.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	58 Cornwall 26	32.2 above the area average of 25.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Cornwall · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.8 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 3.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 22.9% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 19.5% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 7.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 24% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.5pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 72% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 86.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery Good at its inspection on 09/11/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Cornwall, postcode PL12 4AQ (URN 111966).
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