Looe Primary Academy
Hay Lane, East Looe, Looe, PL13 1JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Janine Waring
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Bridge Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South East Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 329
- Pupils on roll
- 238
- URN
- 140020
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01503262172
About this school
Looe Primary Academy is a primary academy in Looe. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 238 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 40 | 42 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 57% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 79% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 71% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Looe Primary 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 | 53% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 257 |
| 2023/24 | 243 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Looe Primary Academy compares
Looe Primary Academy ranked 88th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 7.3% | 33.6% | 238 | — |
| Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy | 91% | 5.1% | 16.5% | 99 | 3.0 miles |
| Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy | 83% | 5.5% | 25.6% | 40 | 3.1 miles |
| Polperro Primary Academy | 53% | 5.6% | 22.5% | 103 | 3.3 miles |
| Pelynt Primary Academy | 70% | 4.8% | 23.5% | 89 | 3.6 miles |
| St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry | 38% | 4.5% | 7.3% | 109 | 3.7 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)
- 33.63%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.33%
- Persistent absence
- 20.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy3.0 miles
Primary · Liskeard
-
Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy3.1 miles
Primary · Looe
-
Polperro Primary Academy3.3 miles
Primary · Looe
-
Pelynt Primary Academy3.6 miles
Primary
-
St Nicolas' CofE VA School, Downderry3.7 miles
Primary · Torpoint
Other schools in Looe
- Polperro Primary Academy Primary
- Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy Primary
- Looe Community Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Looe Primary Academy teach?
- Looe Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Looe.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Looe Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Looe Primary Academy is Mrs Janine Waring, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Looe Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Looe Primary 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 Looe Primary Academy?
- Looe Primary Academy has 238 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Looe Primary Academy full?
- Looe Primary Academy has capacity for 329 pupils and 238 on roll (72%), 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 Looe Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Looe Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Looe Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Looe Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Looe Primary Academy?
- Looe Primary 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 Looe Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Looe Primary Academy rank locally?
- Looe Primary Academy ranked 88th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Looe Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Looe Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Looe Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Looe Primary 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.