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North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy

Special / other · Bodmin · PL31 1LZ

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 6 June 2024

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At a glance

47 pupils · 63% of 75 capacity

School type
Academy alternative provision converter
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
68.1% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
78.3% of pupils
EHC plan
21.7% of pupils
Website
www.wavemat.org
URN
139759

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
4.6
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

86% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£25,460
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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