Summercourt Academy
School Road, Summercourt, Newquay, TR8 5EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Savage
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 140318
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726860551
About this school
Summercourt Academy is a primary academy in Newquay. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Summercourt 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 53% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 7% | 24% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 73% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 100% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| 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 Summercourt 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 | 53% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 109 |
| 2024/25 | 103 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Summercourt Academy compares
Summercourt Academy ranked 49th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 5.7% | 17.5% | 100 | — |
| Indian Queens Primary School | 39% | 5.1% | 22.8% | 328 | 2.2 miles |
| Ladock C of E School | 69% | 4.9% | 14.6% | 78 | 3.4 miles |
| St Stephen Churchtown Academy | 58% | 5.6% | 21.3% | 284 | 3.5 miles |
| St Dennis Primary Academy | 65% | 7.1% | 44.7% | 187 | 3.9 miles |
| St Newlyn East Learning Academy | 68% | 4.4% | 17.5% | 154 | 4.0 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)
- 17.48%
- English as an additional language
- 1.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.73%
- Persistent absence
- 12.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Indian Queens Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · St Columb
-
Ladock C of E School3.4 miles
Primary · Truro
-
St Stephen Churchtown Academy3.5 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
St Dennis Primary Academy3.9 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
St Newlyn East Learning Academy4.0 miles
Primary · Newquay
Other schools in Newquay
Summercourt Academy ranks 1st of the 8 ranked primary schools in Newquay.
- Cubert Primary School Primary
- Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School Primary
- Nansledan School Primary
- Newquay Junior Academy Primary
- Newquay Primary Academy Primary
- St Columb Minor Academy Primary
- St Newlyn East Learning Academy Primary
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primary
- Trenance Learning Academy Primary
- Newquay Tretherras Secondary
- Treviglas Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Summercourt Academy teach?
- Summercourt Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newquay.
- Who is the headteacher of Summercourt Academy?
- The headteacher of Summercourt Academy is Miss Louise Savage, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Summercourt Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Summercourt 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 Summercourt Academy?
- Summercourt Academy has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Summercourt Academy full?
- Summercourt Academy has capacity for 119 pupils and 100 on roll (84%), 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 Summercourt Academy a faith school?
- No. Summercourt Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Summercourt Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Summercourt Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Summercourt Academy part of an academy trust?
- Summercourt Academy is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Summercourt 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 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Summercourt Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Summercourt Academy ranked 49th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Summercourt Academy's absence rate?
- Summercourt Academy's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Summercourt Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Summercourt 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.