Stratton Primary School, Bude
Stratton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bude, part of The Bude Communities' Schools' Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2019. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 4th-highest of the 6 schools in Bude with published results, and 11,486th of 14,452 across England. It was 89% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2019)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Stratton Primary School in detail
Stratton Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "The information should provide parents, pupils and the local community with an insight into our busy, friendly and happy school. We have 380 pupils who currently attend our two form entry school - we currently have spaces in some year groups. Children come from around 8 pre-school settings and from a wide catchment."
The school runs a breakfast club.
Coming up: an open day on Friday 13 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Cornwall
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at Stratton Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 68% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 78% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Stratton Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 37 families put Stratton Primary School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Stratton Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stratton Primary School are Bude Primary Academy - Juniors (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 73% reading, 60% maths); Bude Primary Academy - Infants (0.7 miles, Requires improvement); Marhamchurch CofE Academy (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 69% reading, 69% maths); and Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School (3.2 miles, Good, 67% reading, 71% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Stratton Primary School.
Bude Primary Academy - JuniorsBude Primary Academy - InfantsMarhamchurch CofE AcademyKilkhampton Junior and Infant School
The trust
Stratton Primary School is one of 4 schools run by The Bude Communities' Schools' Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
4.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stratton Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Skitches Corner (n-bound), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 36 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Stratton Primary School issued 39 suspensions, 10.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2019, 7 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Stratton Primary is a friendly and inclusive school. Pupils are greeted warmly in the morning by staff in breakfast club or their teachers on the school gate. Throughout their day, pupils benefit from the kindness shown to them by staff. As a result, pupils enjoy school, feel safe and have adults they can speak to with any worries. Parents agree their child is well cared for and thriving at school.
Pupils develop their independence and resilience by attending residential trips. The school carefully plans these to be further away from home, and for a longer period of time, as pupils get older. Pupils also participate in regular visits within their local area. These celebrate Cornish heritage and make links with curriculum learning. Recent excursions to RHS Garden Rosemoor, Truro Museum and a trip to the beach to learn about coastal safety have been enjoyed by pupils.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
Pupils learn a varied and ambitious curriculum. Subject leaders have carefully planned what pupils will learn from the early years foundation stage up to Year 6. Teachers have secure subject knowledge. Published outcomes at key stage 2 show most pupils achieve well. The school has strengthened the curriculum in response to lower published outcomes at key stage 1, particularly in writing. As a result, current pupils' progress and quality of work has improved.
Across the curriculum, learning becomes increasingly more complex as pupils get older. Pupils complete planned formal assessments to check their learning over time. However, ongoing teaching does not routinely check what pupils have understood or remembered. Therefore, some gaps in pupils' knowledge are not picked up quickly.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2019 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
24.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 78% to 65% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 65% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
26.0
Avg class size
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Stratton Primary School
Term dates
Stratton Primary School is a foundation school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Stratton Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Stratton Primary School is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Stratton Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
373 pupils
420 places
47 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Bude
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bude
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
14
EHC Plans
23.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
340
Total Pupils
154
Boys
186
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
17.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,738
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,164
Per pupil
£2104k
Total funding
£105k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
15.9%
Persistent absence
352
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Stratton Primary School
Questions parents ask about Stratton Primary School
What are SATs results like at Stratton Primary School?
Of the pupils at Stratton Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 68% did so in maths.
What is Stratton Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Stratton Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2019, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Stratton Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Stratton Primary School is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Stratton Primary School?
Stratton Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 89% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Stratton Primary School?
Classes at Stratton Primary School average 26 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Stratton Primary School?
Stratton Primary School has around 340 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Stratton Primary School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at Stratton Primary School in 2024/25. 15.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Stratton Primary School?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming Stratton Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Stratton Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stratton Primary School?
Stratton Primary School is at New Road, Stratton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9AP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)