Port Isaac Academy, Port Isaac
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Port Isaac Academy creates a genuinely welcoming community where every child feels they belong and are well cared for. The school excels at teaching reading through phonics and gives early years children an excellent start to their education with warm, supportive relationships. Leaders have made impressive progress addressing past challenges and prioritise pupil wellbeing through tailored programmes, including unique water safety education reflecting the school's coastal village location.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with consistently good outcomes over time
- Warm, positive relationships between staff and children creating a safe, inclusive environment
- Well-developed personal development and wellbeing programme including water safety education tailored to coastal location
- Robust approach to attendance and behaviour with high expectations that pupils have met
- Early years provision that gives children a secure, celebratory start to education
Areas for Improvement
- Too much variability in how well pupils learn and retain curriculum knowledge, with some struggling to remember previous learning
- Pupils with special educational needs and disabilities not consistently receiving timely, targeted support to close knowledge gaps
- Writing support in key stage 2 not provided quickly enough, leading to persistent weaknesses in handwriting, spelling and punctuation
- Some staff checks on pupil learning lack precision, meaning misconceptions are not caught or addressed
- Variable quality of curriculum teaching across subjects, particularly in newer curriculum areas
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with an open, positive culture where all legal requirements are fulfilled and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
House captains and ambassador roles, pupil-voted clubs, swimming lessons, beach school, trips to London, RNLI visitors
Port Isaac Academy is a welcoming school where pupils feel safe and included, with strong early years provision and positive behaviour. However, the school needs to improve curriculum teaching and learning consistency, particularly in how well pupils retain knowledge and progress through the curriculum.
At a Glance
21.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
12.7
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
72%
Available places
52 pupils
72 capacity
20 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Port Isaac
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Port Isaac
Admissions Demand - Cornwall
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(11)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
7.34997%
Overall absence
12.19512%
Persistent absence
41
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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