Bugle School
Fore Street, Bugle, St Austell, PL26 8PD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Thorp
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 258
- Pupils on roll
- 167
- URN
- 143165
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726850420
About this school
Bugle School is a primary academy in St Austell. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 167 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 25% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 30% | 40% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 30% | 35% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 13% | 25% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 94.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
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 Bugle School 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 | 17% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 25% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 170 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bugle School compares
Bugle School ranked 187th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 10% | 37.4% | 167 | — |
| Treverbyn Academy | 57% | 5.8% | 26% | 214 | 1.2 miles |
| Roche Community Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 27.3% | 200 | 1.9 miles |
| Luxulyan School | 78% | 3% | 11.3% | 107 | 2.2 miles |
| Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery | — | 4.8% | 17.2% | 118 | 2.3 miles |
| Whitemoor Academy | 73% | 4.3% | 28.6% | 108 | 3.0 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)
- 37.41%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.01%
- Persistent absence
- 37.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Treverbyn Academy1.2 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Roche Community Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Luxulyan School2.2 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery2.3 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Whitemoor Academy3.0 miles
Primary · St. Austell
Other schools in St Austell
Bugle School ranks 13th of the 14 ranked primary schools in St Austell.
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Primary
- Carclaze Community Primary School Primary
- Charlestown Primary School Primary
- Gorran School Primary
- Mevagissey Community Primary School Primary
- Mount Charles School Primary
- Nanpean Community Primary School Primary
- Roche Community Primary School Primary
- Sandy Hill Academy Primary
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Primary
- St Dennis Primary Academy Primary
- St Mewan Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bugle School teach?
- Bugle School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in St Austell.
- Who is the headteacher of Bugle School?
- The headteacher of Bugle School is Mrs Becky Thorp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bugle School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bugle School, 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 Bugle School?
- Bugle School has 167 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Bugle School full?
- Bugle School has capacity for 258 pupils and 167 on roll (65%), 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 Bugle School a faith school?
- No. Bugle School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bugle School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bugle School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Bugle School?
- Bugle School 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 Bugle School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 17% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bugle School rank locally?
- Bugle School ranked 187th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bugle School's absence rate?
- Bugle School's overall absence rate is 10% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bugle School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bugle School'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 2 July 2026.