Newquay Junior Academy
Edgcumbe Avenue, Newquay, TR7 2NL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tania Findlay MBE
- Sponsor
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 600
- Pupils on roll
- 462
- URN
- 136384
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01637874543
About this school
Newquay Junior Academy is a primary academy in Newquay. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 462 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Newquay Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 124 | 145 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 74% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 88% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 83% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 83% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Newquay Junior Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 506 |
| 2023/24 | 491 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newquay Junior Academy compares
Newquay Junior Academy ranked 77th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 5% | 20.3% | 462 | — |
| Trenance Learning Academy | — | 4.9% | 17.4% | 321 | 0.4 miles |
| The Bishops CofE Learning Academy | 61% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 316 | 0.5 miles |
| Newquay Primary Academy | — | 3.2% | 6.2% | 132 | 0.6 miles |
| St Columb Minor Academy | 70% | 5.7% | 22.3% | 393 | 1.2 miles |
| Nansledan School | 62% | 5.2% | 19.8% | 386 | 1.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report2 April 2025
- 6 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.3%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 10.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trenance Learning Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
The Bishops CofE Learning Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Newquay Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
St Columb Minor Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Nansledan School1.9 miles
Primary · Newquay
Other schools in Newquay
Newquay Junior Academy ranks 4th of the 8 ranked primary schools in Newquay.
- Cubert Primary School Primary
- Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School Primary
- Nansledan School Primary
- Newquay Primary Academy Primary
- St Columb Minor Academy Primary
- St Newlyn East Learning Academy Primary
- Summercourt Academy Primary
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primary
- Trenance Learning Academy Primary
- Newquay Tretherras Secondary
- Treviglas Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Newquay Junior Academy teach?
- Newquay Junior Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Newquay.
- Who is the headteacher of Newquay Junior Academy?
- The headteacher of Newquay Junior Academy is Mrs Tania Findlay MBE, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Newquay Junior Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newquay Junior Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Newquay Junior Academy?
- Newquay Junior Academy has 462 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Newquay Junior Academy full?
- Newquay Junior Academy has capacity for 600 pupils and 462 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Newquay Junior Academy a faith school?
- No. Newquay Junior Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Newquay Junior Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newquay Junior Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Newquay Junior Academy part of an academy trust?
- Newquay Junior Academy is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Newquay Junior Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newquay Junior Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Newquay Junior Academy ranked 77th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newquay Junior Academy's absence rate?
- Newquay Junior Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newquay Junior Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newquay Junior Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.