St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery, Saltash
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Saltash. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2017. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in November 2022 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 7 schools in Saltash with published results, and 6,110th of 14,452 across England. It was 86% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2017)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery in detail
Results
In 2025, 81% of Year 6 pupils at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 93% in reading and 87% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
For September 2026 entry, 32 families put St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery as their first choice and 77 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery are Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 78% reading, 66% maths); Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 66% reading, 44% maths); Burraton Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); and Riverside Community Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 84% reading, 81% maths).
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademyBishop Cornish CofE VA Primary SchoolBurraton Community Primary SchoolRiverside Community Primary School
Who goes there
3.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery had 23 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Saltash Rail Station, about 1070 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
29 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Long Park Road School (w-bound), 50 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 88 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery issued 6 suspensions, 1.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoThis judgement is from March 2017, 9 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2017 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Outstanding for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
22.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 93% to 81% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 87% to 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 78% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.4
Avg class size
22.4
Infant (KS1)
25.9
KS2
12
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Term dates
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cornwall. Training (INSET) days, when pupils are not in school, vary by school: check the school's own calendar.
2026 to 2027
- Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026)
- Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027)
- Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 23 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027)
2027 to 2028
- Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027)
- Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028)
- Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028)
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
You apply to the council where you live. St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery 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)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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 St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
362 pupils
420 places
58 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Saltash
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Saltash
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: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(6)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
68
SEN Support
20
EHC Plans
25.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
349
Total Pupils
175
Boys
174
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
23
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,193
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,286
Per pupil
£2173k
Total funding
£141k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0%
Overall absence
14.2%
Persistent absence
324
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Questions parents ask about St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
What are SATs results like at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
Of the pupils at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 81% reached the expected standard in reading and 78% did so in maths.
What is St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's most recent Ofsted inspection, in November 2022, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2017, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
No fixed boundary. When St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery was not full in 2025: it ran at 86% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
Classes at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery average 24.4 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery has around 349 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
5% of sessions were missed at St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery in 2024/25. 14.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery 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.
What are St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery's term dates?
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is a community school, so its term dates are set by Cornwall. In 2026 to 2027: Autumn term: Thursday 3 September to Friday 18 December 2026 (half term Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026); Spring term: Monday 4 January to Thursday 25 March 2027 (half term Monday 15 February to Friday 19 February 2027); Summer term: Monday 12 April to Friday 23 July 2027 (half term Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027). In 2027 to 2028: Autumn term: Thursday 2 September to Wednesday 22 December 2027 (half term Monday 25 October to Friday 29 October 2027); Spring term: Thursday 6 January to Friday 31 March 2028 (half term Monday 14 February to Friday 18 February 2028); Summer term: Tuesday 18 April to Friday 21 July 2028 (half term Monday 29 May to Friday 2 June 2028).
How many road collisions happen near St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 14 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 5 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery?
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is at Long Park Road, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AQ.
Sources: Cornwall term dates; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)