SCHOOL PROFILE

St Cleer Primary Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 145518
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 267 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

9 July 2024
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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 242 227 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 129 53.3% of pupils
Male pupils 113 46.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.1%
8.7 pts below England
School 16.1%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

0.0%
20.3 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cornwall 3.7%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Cornwall 1.3%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
95.0%
230
Any other Mixed background
2.5%
6
Any other Asian background
0.8%
2
Any other White background
0.4%
1
Irish
0.4%
1
White and Asian
0.4%
1
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 17.4% 42 of 242 pupils
3.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.4%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 12.8% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts below
EHC plans 4.6% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 1.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 14
No specialist assessment yet 9
Social, emotional & mental health 7
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Other difficulty or disability 4
Moderate learning difficulty 2

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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Cornwall 59.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
Cornwall 74.4%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

79.0%

8.7 pts above England

School 79.0%
Cornwall 72.5%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
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

4.66%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.56 pts lower than England
School 4.66%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.33 pts lower than England
School 7.49%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.53%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.27 pts lower than England
School 0.53%
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

90.6% 2.5 pts above England
St Cleer Primary Academy
90.6%
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