Warbstow Primary Academy
Warbstow, Launceston, PL15 8UPOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Warbstow Primary Academy is a primary school in Launceston for ages 2 to 11. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in July 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 July 2025, report published 9 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 July 2025
The school is driven by its values, which include kindness and respect. Staff care deeply about pupils. They build positive relationships with them. As a result, pupils feel confident to share their worries with any staff member. Pupils are happy and safe. The school sets high expectations for pupils. Pupils meet these expectations in their behaviour and in what they achieve. They demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning. Pupils treat each other and adults with courtesy. Older pupils serve drinks to younger children during breakfast club. The school is calm and purposeful. Pupils enjoy learning. They are curious about the world around them. Staff take opportunities to bring nature into the classroom. Children in the early years observe butterflies hatch in their classroom. One child exclaimed, 'I can't believe it, it's a real butterfly,' capturing a moment of awe and wonder. Pupils are proud of their link with a partner school in Uganda. They write letters to the children there. This helps raise their awareness of the world beyond their school. Pupils in the school council help to make changes such as redesigning the school playground. Pupils vote, which develops their understanding of democracy.
What the school should improve
- In some wider curriculum subjects, school assessment systems are not well developed. Staff do not use their checks to adjust teaching so pupils can secure or extend their learning. As a result, some pupils achieve less well in these subjects. The trust should ensure that teachers have the knowledge and skills to use assessment effectively in these subjects so that pupils can achieve well.
- Pupils do not all consistently benefit from leadership experiences beyond the classroom. As a result, pupils do not develop a strength of character or an understanding of their ability to contribute to society as well as they could. The trust should ensure that opportunities are broad and that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, access them in equal measure.
Pupil numbers and mix
64 pupils on roll, with places for 105
Schools near Warbstow Primary Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobstow Community Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 67% met the expected standard |
| Otterham Community Primary School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| North Petherwin School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
| Egloskerry Primary School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 91% met the expected standard |
| Whitstone Primary School | 6 miles | Ofsted: Good | 31% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Measom
- Phone
- 01566781388
- Address
- Warbstow, Launceston, PL15 8UP
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 144062
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.