St Breward Community Primary School, Bodmin

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~2.0km)Possible (~2.8km)Unlikely (~3.7km)Confidence: medium

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Kristian Buxton Dean
Pupils:34 / 70 capacity
LA:Cornwall
Phone:01208850547
Address:St Breward, Bodmin, PL30 4LX
Trust:WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 October 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 4 years ago
Requires Improvement

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Requires Improvement

Early Years

Inspected 8 February 2023
URN:146395
UKPRN:10081206
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North Cornwall
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its February 2023 inspection — down from Good.

Rated Good for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement), Early years (Requires Improvement).

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At a Glance

23.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

14 responses
Would recommend86%
Child is happy93%
Well taught86%
Good progress86%
Feels safe93%
Well behaved93%
Bullying dealt with21%
Kept informed79%
Handles concerns71%
Wider development86%

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

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

Reading71%
Maths29%
Writing43%

2025/26 academic year

Class Sizes

14.0

Avg class size

3

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Band Room (S-bound)
293m · 5 min walk
Bus Shelter (opp)
327m · 5 min walk
Shelter (SW-bound)
331m · 5 min walk
Old Inn (opp)
352m · 6 min walk
The Old Inn (S-bound)
359m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

49%

Available places

34 pupils

70 capacity

36 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Bodmin

Low pressure
New homes approved:852
Projected new pupils:213

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Bodmin

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(2)

8 February 2023
Requires Improvement
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsRequires Improvement
9 June 2015
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Pupil Demographics

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.23562%

Overall absence

3.7037%

Persistent absence

27

Enrolments

Authorised2.92553%
Unauthorised1.31009%
Persistent (10%+)3.7037%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.57333%
18/19
1.95673%
20/21
5.11201%
21/22
7.11481%
22/23
5.96414%
23/24
4.23562%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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