Bude Primary Academy - Juniors, Bude

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby and hockey.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Bude Primary Academy - Juniors reached the expected standard in reading and 60% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (68% in reading, 61% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Cornwall, 96% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 100% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Cornwall lodged 35 appeals against primary school offers; 20 reached a hearing and 4 succeeded (20% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Bude Primary Academy - Juniors are Bude Primary Academy - Infants (0.1 miles, Requires improvement); Stratton Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 65% reading, 68% maths); Marhamchurch CofE Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 69% maths); and Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School (3.6 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Bude Primary Academy - Juniors.

Bude Primary Academy - Juniors is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.

56 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Bude Primary Academy - Juniors (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 63% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (63%).

34.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 2.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (5%).

In 2026, 52 pupils (22.6%) received SEN support and 15 (6.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Bude Primary Academy - Juniors has a SEN unit for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, visual impairment, other difficulties or disabilities, hearing impairment, speech, language and communication needs, autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, multi-sensory impairment, physical disability, moderate learning difficulties, severe learning difficulties and profound and multiple learning difficulties: 10 places, 10 pupils on roll.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Bude Primary Academy - Juniors.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bude Junior School (n-bound), 370 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Bude Primary Academy - Juniors issued 11 suspensions, 4.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.