Newquay Primary Academy, Newquay

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Newquay Primary Academy, every child is valued, nurtured and inspired to thrive. From the very start, we ensure our learners feel safe, loved, and celebrated for who they are because when children feel they belong, everything else can grow from there."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, swimming, dance, chess, debating, Duke of Edinburgh and book club.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care, from £3.75 per session.

For September 2026 entry, 32 families put Newquay Primary Academy as their first choice and 118 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 2 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Newquay Primary Academy are St Columb Minor Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 89% maths); Newquay Junior Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 78% maths); The Bishops CofE Learning Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 71% reading, 75% maths); and Trenance Learning Academy (1 mile, Outstanding).

Newquay Primary Academy is one of 16 schools run by Cornwall Education Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

6.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (85%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 18 pupils (13.6%) received SEN support and 2 (1.5%) 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.

Newquay Primary Academy provides for pupils with autism.

Newquay Primary Academy had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Newquay Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tretherras School Grounds (e-bound), 220 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Newquay Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 126 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

Newquay Primary Academy recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Newquay Primary Academy are Newquay Tretherras (0.2 miles) and Treviglas Academy (0.6 miles).