Altarnun Primary School, Launceston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Altarnun is a warm, caring school where children thrive academically and emotionally. The school excels at teaching reading from the start and provides excellent support for pupils with additional needs. Pupils enjoy enriching experiences like residential trips and sports competitions while developing strong values around safety and healthy relationships.
Key Strengths
- Strong focus on early reading with consistent strategies and multiple daily reading opportunities for young children
- Well-designed curriculum that builds knowledge progressively across subjects like history and geography
- Effective support for pupils with SEND who learn the same ambitious curriculum as their peers
- Excellent pupil behaviour, attendance, and positive relationships between staff and families
- Rich enrichment experiences including educational trips and after-school clubs
Areas for Improvement
- Writing curriculum needs strengthening - pupils' spelling, punctuation and grammar errors are not consistently corrected, leading to repeated mistakes
- Early years learning environment does not provide enough practical, hands-on opportunities for children to develop mathematical understanding
- School should provide more training and guidance to staff on purposeful play and independent learning in early years
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with strong support systems in place for pupils to raise concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Educational day trips, residential visit to London, sports competitions, after-school clubs including dance, breakfast club
Altarnun Primary School has maintained good standards since its last inspection in 2020. The school provides a broad, ambitious curriculum with friendly, respectful pupils who feel safe and supported.
At a Glance
21.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
11 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2025/26 academic year
Class Sizes
16.5
Avg class size
16.5
KS2
2
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
56%
Available places
47 pupils
84 capacity
37 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Launceston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Launceston
Admissions Demand - Cornwall
Places available
6,695
Applications
4,808
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)
Inspection History(103)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.80942%
Overall absence
14%
Persistent absence
50
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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