SCHOOL PROFILE

Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 136957
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 382 Published school capacity
Capacity used 55.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

21 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Cornwall
Trust BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 211 174 full-time · 37 part-time
Female pupils 105 49.8% of pupils
Male pupils 106 50.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.4%
4.6 pts above England
School 29.4%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.6%
12.7 pts below England
School 7.6%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
Cornwall 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
90.0%
190
Any other White background
3.8%
8
Any other ethnic group
1.9%
4
White and Asian
1.4%
3
African
0.9%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 24.6% 52 of 211 pupils
3.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.6%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.9% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 6.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.8% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
No specialist assessment yet 9
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Specific learning difficulty 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Cornwall 59.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Cornwall 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Cornwall 72.5%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
Cornwall 71.5%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.42%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.20 pts higher than England
School 6.42%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.07 pts lower than England
School 13.75%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.50%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.70 pts higher than England
School 2.50%
Cornwall 1.49%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

55.2% 32.9 pts below England
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
55.2%
Cornwall
81.4%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information