St Stephens Community Academy, Launceston

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at St Stephens Community Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 71% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put St Stephens Community Academy as their first choice and 31 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Stephens Community Academy are Windmill Hill Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 69% reading, 52% maths); St Catherine's CofE Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 70% maths); Launceston Primary School (1.4 miles, Good); and Werrington Community Primary School (1.6 miles, Good, 27% reading, 27% maths).

St Stephens Community Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Stephens Community Academy 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.

38.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 49 pupils (24.6%) received SEN support and 22 (11.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

St Stephens Community Academy has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 12 places, 12 pupils on roll.

St Stephens Community Academy had 15 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Stephens Community Academy.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Stephens Community Academy (outside), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 45 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Stephens Community Academy issued 4 suspensions, 1.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.