OFSTED
18 May 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
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
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
91
91 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
40
44.0% of pupils
Male pupils
51
56.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.9 pts
below England
School
20.9%
Cornwall
22.8%
South West
20.1%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.0 pts
below England
School
3.3%
Cornwall
3.7%
South West
10.7%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Cornwall
1.3%
South West
1.5%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
89.0%
81
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
3
White and Asian
3.3%
3
Any other Asian background
1.1%
1
Any other White background
1.1%
1
Gypsy / Roma
1.1%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
28.6%
26 of
91 pupils
7.7 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
10.5 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Reading
19.8 pts below England
School
54.0%
Cornwall
74.4%
South West
73.1%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Writing
6.3 pts below England
School
64.0%
Cornwall
72.5%
South West
69.4%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
46.0%
Maths
26.0 pts below England
School
46.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.85%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.63 pts
higher than
England
School
7.85%
Cornwall
5.87%
South West
6.20%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.74 pts
higher than
England
School
18.56%
Cornwall
14.15%
South West
15.08%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.09%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.29 pts
higher than
England
School
3.09%
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
101.1%
12.9 pts
above England
Copper Valley Junior Academy
101.1%
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.