St Catherine's CofE Primary School

St Catherine’s CofE Primary School has effectively maintained the standards from its previous inspection, demonstrating a commitment to creating a nurturing and supportive environment for all pupils. The school promotes a broad curriculum that emphasizes not only academic excellence but also personal development, ensuring that all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are well catered for. Pupils are described as happy, inquisitive learners who engage enthusiastically with their education and participate in a variety of leadership roles and extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• The school has a strong ambition for all pupils to succeed.
• Pupils with SEND receive excellent support and thrive academically.
• Teachers deliver a well-structured and broad curriculum effectively.
• Pupils enjoy reading and develop into confident readers.
• Pupils demonstrate positive behavior and a strong sense of community.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment is not always precise enough to quickly adapt learning for all pupils.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Catherine's CofE Primary School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.9% of pupils at St Catherine's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Catherine's CofE Primary School received £6,723 and spent £6,870 for each of its 205 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £17,000 (£82 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of An Daras Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,913 and spending £8,007 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Launceston · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

St Catherine's CofE Primary School is part of An Daras Multi Academy Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Windmill Hill Academy Launceston
• St Stephens Community Academy Launceston
• Werrington Community Primary School Launceston
• Lewannick Community Primary School Launceston
• Coads Green Primary School Launceston
• Boyton Community Primary School Launceston
• North Petherwin School Launceston
• Lew Trenchard Church of England Primary School Okehampton
• Callington Primary School Callington
• Princetown Community Primary School Yelverton

What is St Catherine's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Catherine's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in December 2024.

When was St Catherine's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.

How many pupils does St Catherine's CofE Primary School have?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School has 222 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Catherine's CofE Primary School cover?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are St Catherine's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Catherine's CofE Primary School?

St Catherine's CofE Primary School is at Moorland Road, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7HX.