Warbstow Primary Academy, Launceston
Data last updated 12 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Warbstow Primary Academy excels at making learning engaging and purposeful. Children develop strong reading skills through expert phonics teaching and love listening to high-quality stories. The school's values of kindness and respect create a warm environment where children are happy, well-behaved and curious about the world around them.
Key Strengths
- Excellent focus on early reading with effective phonics teaching - pupils become confident, fluent readers and catch up quickly if they fall behind
- Broad and ambitious 'curious curriculum' that brings learning to life, including nature observation and local history exploration
- Strong school values based on kindness and respect, creating a calm, purposeful environment where pupils behave well and treat each other with courtesy
- Effective early years provision with well-planned activities that develop fine motor skills and mathematical thinking
- Good support for pupils with special educational needs who access the same learning as their peers with tailored classroom support
Areas for Improvement
- Assessment systems in some wider curriculum subjects need development - teachers do not always check what pupils know or adjust teaching to help them progress
- Leadership roles for pupils (such as reading and eco leaders) are in early stages and need refinement to develop all pupils as active citizens
- Not all pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, have equal access to broad leadership and responsibility opportunities beyond the classroom
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with staff building positive relationships where pupils feel confident to share their worries.
Extracurricular Activities
Cookery club, cricket club, football club, farm visit, city visit
Warbstow Primary Academy is a small primary school where pupils feel happy, safe and confident. The school has improved significantly since its previous inspection, with strong leadership driving ambitious curriculum development.
At a Glance
24.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
21 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
20.3
Avg class size
23.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
64 pupils
105 capacity
41 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(4)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
3.20601%
Overall absence
3.92157%
Persistent absence
51
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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