St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
Long Park Road, Saltash, PL12 4AQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Saltash for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. It ranks 4th of 7 primary schools in Saltash. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in March 2017.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 March 2017, report published 28 March 2017
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 8 November 2022
Pupils love coming to St Stephens School. They talk positively about the welcoming feeling they experience at the school and say that everyone gets on well. Leaders have high expectations for what pupils can achieve. Pupils rise to these expectations and enjoy their learning. Leaders treat pupils as individuals, taking care to understand them and make sure that everything they do is matched to their needs. As a result, pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They behave well in lessons and around school. Pupils are thoughtful about their learning and listen carefully to one another. Older pupils take pride in supporting younger pupils at playtimes and in their learning. Pupils trust the staff in the school. They say that bullying never happens, but if it did, they are sure that staff would deal with it straightaway. Pupils say that they feel safe in school. Pupils are encouraged to be active learners and think carefully about what, why and how they learn. They are shown how to be reflective and resilient. These attitudes shine through as they talk about their learning and their school. Leaders have created a strong staff team. Everyone works together well for the good of the pupils.
What the school should improve
- In some subjects, teachers do not deliver sequences of learning that follow the planned curriculum. Where this happens, some pupils do not build their knowledge as securely as they could. Leaders must ensure that teachers provide learning that contributes effectively to delivering the curriculum intent and building pupils' knowledge well over time.
- Leaders have not identified how provision for pupils in the early years prepares them for their future learning of the schools' curriculum. This means that the vocabulary and important concepts that pupils learn in the early years are not always accurately linked to the curriculum in key stage 1 or beyond. Leaders must identify the important knowledge and vocabulary that they want pupils in the early years to know and remember so that they are well prepared for their future learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
58 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
349 pupils on roll, with places for 420
Schools near St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 59% met the expected standard |
| Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 28% met the expected standard |
| Burraton Community Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
| Riverside Community Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 76% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Laws
- Phone
- 01752843561
- Address
- Long Park Road, Saltash, PL12 4AQ
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 111966
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.