SCHOOL PROFILE

Launceston Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 148580
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 24.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 January 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cornwall
Trust ATHENA LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 101 101 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 54 53.5% of pupils
Male pupils 47 46.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

25.7%
0.9 pts above England
School 25.7%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

18.8%
1.5 pts below England
School 18.8%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
Cornwall 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
75.2%
76
Any other ethnic group
6.9%
7
Any other White background
5.9%
6
Unclassified
5.9%
6
African
2.0%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.8% 20 of 101 pupils
1.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.8%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 2.0% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 9
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Other difficulty or disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.29 pts lower than England
School 4.93%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.33%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.48 pts lower than England
School 13.33%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Cornwall 1.49%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

24.0% 64.1 pts below England
Launceston Primary School
24.0%
Cornwall
81.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information