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St Stephen Churchtown Academy

Cornwall, PL26 7NZPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jul 2024
KS2 Results
52%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
26 1st-choice / 26 places
Ranking
#10,165
of 13,686 nationally

About St Stephen Churchtown Academy

St Stephen Churchtown Academy is a popular choice among local families, with 26 first-preference applications for its 26 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, meaning every child who put it first got a spot. The school was oversubscribed overall, receiving 50 applications for those 26 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.92. That level of demand suggests parents in the area see it as a solid option. The school is a state primary for mixed genders, ages 2 to 11, and sits in the Cornwall local authority. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in July 2024, confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held since its last graded inspection in September 2018, when it was upgraded from an Inadequate rating in 2015. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good in that 2018 graded inspection.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCreakavose, St Austell, Cornwall, PL26 7NZ
HeadteacherCharlotte Smith
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils299
Free School Meals (FSM)20.4%
School Capacity299 / 329 (91% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

17 Jul 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (17 Jul 2024): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 10 Oct 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Forest SchoolLibraryMusic RoomsPlaying FieldsChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

NetballTennisCross CountryGymnasticsAthleticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

CodingArt ClubBook ClubChoirChess

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: ststephenchurchtown.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Stephen Churchtown Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.