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St Stephen Churchtown Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Sponsored academy
Creakavose, St Stephen, St Austell PL26 7NZ · ststephenchurchtown.org.uk · 01726 822568
On the mapSearch near PL26 7NZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 58%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 284
- 86% of 329 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Aspire Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 30 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼58% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111897)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 17 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Stephen Churchtown Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 16 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111897), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111897)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 81
- 27% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (33%) with SEND