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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Altarnun Primary School

Academy sponsor led primary school in Launceston (Cornwall).

KS2 RWM expected
64%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
64%
▼ 11pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
73%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.2%
▲ 0.4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
11.2
▼ 9.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
21.3%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
56%
47 / 84 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Altarnun Primary School is a primary school located in Launceston, Cornwall. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 51 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 84. It is part of the ATHENA LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Lynsey Slater.

Enrichment

10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Dance
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Music
  • Textiles
  • Charanga (Music)
  • Forest School
  • Number Sense Maths
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
140839
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2014

Governing body (11 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Katharine MansfieldChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2028
Mrs Joanna Luxford FormerChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Kate WoodLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Leonie Faulkner-CoombsLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Rachel WestonLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Peter DartLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Lynsey SlaterLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mrs Kate EyreLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Mrs Emily HaydenLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Christine WakelyLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Ms Jenna BranchLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Katharine MansfieldLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2028
Mrs Christina Medland FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Rosalind Elizabeth John FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Joanna Luxford FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Veronica Walters FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record