Lewannick Community Primary School, Launceston
Lewannick Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Launceston, part of An Daras Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2022. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 13 schools in Launceston with published results, and 582nd of 14,452 across England. It was 56% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Lewannick Community Primary School in detail
Lewannick Community Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Our vision is to develop well rounded, confident and responsible individuals who aspire to achieve their full potential. We will do this by providing a welcoming, happy, safe and supportive learning environment in which everyone is equal and all achievements are celebrated."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 89% of Year 6 pupils at Lewannick Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 100% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 44% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Lewannick Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 12 families put Lewannick Community Primary School as their first choice and 20 named it as one of their preferences, for 13 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Lewannick Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Lewannick Community Primary School are South Petherwin Community Primary School (2 miles, Good, 88% reading, 76% maths); Tregadillett Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 80% maths); Coads Green Primary School (2.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 50% maths); and Altarnun Primary School (3 miles, Good, 64% reading, 73% maths).
Lewannick Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.
South Petherwin Community Primary SchoolTregadillett Primary SchoolCoads Green Primary SchoolAltarnun Primary School
The trust
Lewannick Community Primary School is one of 11 schools run by An Daras Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 46% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
28 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lewannick Community Primary School (as of September 2025): 93% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (86%).
Who goes there
1.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Lewannick Community Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Martins Close (n-bound), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14).
Suspensions and exclusions
Lewannick Community Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Lewannick is a warm, welcoming community where children arrive eager to learn and feel safe and happy. The school delivers an ambitious curriculum with subject experts teaching the wider subjects, and has particularly strong reading teaching from the early years onwards. Parents and carers overwhelmingly agree that their children thrive at the school, and the school's commitment to enrichment activities and preparing pupils for their next steps is excellent.
Key Strengths
- Excellent early reading programme - children learn sounds and read with increasing accuracy and confidence from an early age
- Strong personal development curriculum that teaches pupils about equality, diversity, respect and healthy relationships from the early years
- Well-designed early years provision that builds secure foundations for learning, with staff encouraging questioning and problem-solving
- Positive school culture where pupils feel safe, happy and motivated - parents overwhelmingly agree their children thrive
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities with teachers making good use of individual pupil information
Areas for Improvement
- Writing teaching is not as effective as it could be - some writing tasks are too complex or don't give pupils enough opportunity to write at length
- New curriculum initiatives and learning activities are not fully embedded across the school - some are not being used as effectively as they could be
- Some learning activities don't enable pupils to deepen their knowledge and understanding sufficiently
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Cross country, team sports festivals, trips, visitors into school, breakfast club
Lewannick Community Primary School is a welcoming community where pupils thrive and show high levels of engagement in their learning. The school has made significant improvements since joining An Daras Multi-Academy Trust, with clear progression in learning from early years to Year 6 and strong foundations in reading.
At a Glance
29.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
28 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 44% to 89% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 67% to 100% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 44% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
19.3
Avg class size
20.5
KS2
4
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Lewannick Community Primary School
Newsletter 18th September 2026
18 Sep 2026
Newsletter 3rd July 2026
3 Jul 2026
Newsletter 12th June 2026
12 Jun 2026
Newsletter 8th May 2026
8 May 2026
Newsletter 24th April 2026
24 Apr 2026
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Term dates
Lewannick Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Lewannick Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Lewannick Community Primary School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Lewannick Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
56%
Available places
67 pupils
120 places
53 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Launceston
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Launceston
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
3
EHC Plans
15.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
85
Total Pupils
42
Boys
43
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
4
Teachers
21.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£47,183
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,202
Per pupil
£540k
Total funding
£23k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
10.8%
Persistent absence
65
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Lewannick Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Lewannick Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Lewannick Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 89% reached the expected standard in reading and 100% did so in maths.
What is Lewannick Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Lewannick Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in October 2022, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Lewannick Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Lewannick Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Lewannick Community Primary School?
Lewannick Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 56% of its 120 places.
How big are the classes at Lewannick Community Primary School?
Classes at Lewannick Community Primary School average 19.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Lewannick Community Primary School?
Lewannick Community Primary School has around 85 pupils on roll. 29% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Lewannick Community Primary School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at Lewannick Community Primary School in 2024/25. 10.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Lewannick Community Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Lewannick Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Lewannick Community Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Lewannick Community Primary School?
Lewannick Community Primary School is at Hawks Tor Drive, Lewannick, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 7QY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)