Bude Primary Academy - Juniors, Bude

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~634m)Possible (~906m)Unlikely (~1.2km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr James Pritchard
Pupils:230 / 270 capacity
LA:Cornwall
Phone:01288352731
Address:Broadclose Hill, Bude, EX23 8DR
Trust:ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Inspected 25 February 2025View full report
URN:146077
UKPRN:10068057
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North Cornwall
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its October 2022 inspection — up from Inadequate.

Rated Good for

Personal development, Leadership & management.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

34.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

56 responses
Would recommend84%
Child is happy89%
Well taught91%
Good progress75%
Feels safe86%
Well behaved77%
Bullying dealt with21%
Kept informed80%
Handles concerns68%
Wider development79%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+5ppMaths-1ppWriting+21pp

Reading has improved from 68% to 73%. Maths has remained stable at around 60%. Writing has improved from 48% to 69%.

Class Sizes

25.0

Avg class size

27.0

KS2

9

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Bude Junior School (N-bound)
365m · 6 min walk
Budehaven School (NE-bound)
422m · 7 min walk
Splash Pool (E-bound)
444m · 7 min walk
Splashpool (opp)
454m · 7 min walk
Co-op (S-bound)
548m · 9 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

85%

Available places

230 pupils

270 capacity

40 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Bude

High pressure
New homes approved:341
Projected new pupils:85

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bude

Admissions Demand - Cornwall

Low demand0.72x oversubscription

Places available

6,695

Applications

4,808

Got 1st preference

95.7%

Got preferred school

99.3%

Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

25 February 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
12 October 2022
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesRequires Improvement
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
12 December 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementInadequate

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.81634%

Overall absence

20.08547%

Persistent absence

234

Enrolments

Authorised5.77084%
Unauthorised1.0455%
Persistent (10%+)20.08547%
Severe (50%+)2.13675%

Absence trend

5.28925%
18/19
5.69108%
20/21
7.65271%
21/22
6.68541%
22/23
6.73082%
23/24
6.81634%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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