Bude Primary Academy - Infants
Broadclose Hill, Bude, EX23 8EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Vanessa Holt
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 146076
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01288353798
About this school
Bude Primary Academy - Infants is a primary academy in Bude. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 126 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 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Bude Primary Academy - Infants has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 130 |
| 2023/24 | 134 |
| 2024/25 | 125 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bude Primary Academy - Infants compares
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 | — | 5.7% | 22.4% | 126 | — |
| Bude Primary Academy - Juniors | 56% | 6.8% | 36.9% | 230 | 0.1 miles |
| Stratton Primary School | 50% | 6.2% | 21% | 340 | 0.7 miles |
| Marhamchurch CofE Academy | 54% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 128 | 1.7 miles |
| Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School | 57% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 148 | 3.7 miles |
| Bridgerule Church of England Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 62 | 4.4 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)
- 22.4%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 5.74%
- Persistent absence
- 13.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors0.1 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Stratton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Marhamchurch CofE Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School3.7 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School4.4 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
Other schools in Bude
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors Primary
- Jacobstow Community Academy Primary
- Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Marhamchurch CofE Academy Primary
- St Mark's CofE Academy Primary
- Stratton Primary School Primary
- Budehaven Community School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bude Primary Academy - Infants teach?
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Bude.
- Who is the headteacher of Bude Primary Academy - Infants?
- The headteacher of Bude Primary Academy - Infants is Miss Vanessa Holt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bude Primary Academy - Infants last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bude Primary Academy - Infants, 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 Bude Primary Academy - Infants?
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Bude Primary Academy - Infants a faith school?
- No. Bude Primary Academy - Infants has no designated religious character.
- Does Bude Primary Academy - Infants have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bude Primary Academy - Infants as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bude Primary Academy - Infants?
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants 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.
- What is Bude Primary Academy - Infants's absence rate?
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Bude Primary Academy - Infants publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Bude Primary Academy - Infants. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.