Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy
Callington Road, Saltash, PL12 6DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Woolner
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bridge Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 382
- Pupils on roll
- 211
- URN
- 136957
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752848900
About this school
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy is a primary academy in Saltash. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 211 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 52 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 75% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 15% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 87% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 85% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 87% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Brunel Primary & Nursery 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 | 54% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 261 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 221 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy compares
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy ranked 122nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.4% | 33.7% | 211 | — |
| St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery | 72% | 5% | 26.4% | 349 | 0.3 miles |
| Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School | 28% | 4.4% | 18.2% | 196 | 0.5 miles |
| Burraton Community Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 17% | 343 | 0.8 miles |
| St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School | 56% | 6.8% | 39.6% | 136 | 1.4 miles |
| Riverside Community Primary School | 76% | 6% | 53.6% | 370 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.71%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 13.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery0.3 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
Burraton Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Saltash
-
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Riverside Community Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Saltash
Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy ranks 6th of the 7 ranked primary schools in Saltash.
- Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Burraton Community Primary School Primary
- Landulph School Primary
- Sir Robert Geffery's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Germans Primary School Primary
- St Mellion Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Saltash Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy teach?
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Saltash.
- Who is the headteacher of Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy?
- The headteacher of Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy is Mr Darren Woolner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brunel Primary & Nursery 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 big is Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy?
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy has 211 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy full?
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy has capacity for 382 pupils and 211 on roll (55%), 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 Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy a faith school?
- No. Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy?
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy is part of BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy rank locally?
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy ranked 122nd of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy's absence rate?
- Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brunel Primary & Nursery 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.