SCHOOL PROFILE

Newquay Primary Academy

Primary Free schools URN 148581
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 31.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

23 January 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Cornwall
Trust CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 132 132 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 63 47.7% of pupils
Male pupils 69 52.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.8%
18.0 pts below England
School 6.8%
Cornwall 22.8%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

2.3%
18.0 pts below England
School 2.3%
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
84.8%
112
Any other Mixed background
6.1%
8
Any other White background
4.5%
6
Unclassified
2.3%
3
White and Asian
1.5%
2
Indian
0.8%
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 15.2% 20 of 132 pupils
5.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Cornwall 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.6% 18 pupils
England 14.8% 1.1 pts below
EHC plans 1.5% 2 pupils
England 6.0% 4.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Speech, language & communication 6
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

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.

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

3.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

3.03 pts lower than England
School 3.19%
Cornwall 5.87%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

3.80%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

12.02 pts lower than England
School 3.80%
Cornwall 14.15%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

31.4% 56.8 pts below England
Newquay Primary Academy
31.4%
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