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Bude Primary Academy - Juniors

Primary · Bude · EX23 8DR

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 February 2025

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At a glance

230 pupils · 85% of 270 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
34.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.budejuniors.org.uk
URN
146077

In figures

At its inspection on 25 February 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

62 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers59%
Cornwall average60.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
St Andrew's CofE Junior SchoolGlossop · 212 miles awayNeeds attention59%
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, BarrowBarrow-in-Furness · 235 miles awayNeeds attention48%
Deal Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolDeal · 259 miles awayGood69%
Pilsley Primary SchoolChesterfield · 210 miles awayGood87%
Grange Junior SchoolGosport · 147 miles awayExpected standard58%
Lacewood Primary SchoolRotherham · 230 miles awayGood67%
Ongar Place Primary SchoolAddlestone · 179 miles awayNo current grade59%
Bedlington Whitley Memorial Church of England Primary SchoolBedlington · 321 miles awayRequires improvement31%
Swinemoor Primary SchoolBeverley · 271 miles awayOutstanding51%
St Anne's Church of England Primary SchoolRossendale · 221 miles awayGood71%
Moira Primary SchoolSwadlincote · 185 miles awayGood62%
Thorns Primary SchoolBrierley Hill · 153 miles awayGood55%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
10 of 10 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 90% (Cornwall 90%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Cornwall 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Cornwall 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Cornwall 3%, England 7%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Cornwall 0%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (Cornwall 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.89 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Cornwall: 3.71 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
19.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

73.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,642; 15.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,262
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 81% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 7% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £3,000; in-year balance +£295,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher30.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health43.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier56.4%62.3%
Social housing9.9%17.1%
Privately rented33.7%20.5%
Detached houses24.2%22.9%
Flats41.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van24.1%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01018936 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£325,000279 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£265,000–£427,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (115)£430,000
Semi-detached (66)£310,000
Terraced (59)£285,000
Flat (39)£190,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
5a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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