Bude Primary Academy - Juniors
Broadclose Hill, Bude, EX23 8DR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Pritchard
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 146077
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01288352731
About this school
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors is a primary academy in Bude. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 230 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
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
- 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 | 62 | 84 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 39% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 68% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 66% | 61% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 58% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Bude Primary Academy - Juniors 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 | 61% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 268 |
| 2023/24 | 250 |
| 2024/25 | 225 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bude Primary Academy - Juniors compares
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors ranked 140th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 6.8% | 36.9% | 230 | — |
| Bude Primary Academy - Infants | — | 5.7% | 22.4% | 126 | 0.1 miles |
| Stratton Primary School | 50% | 6.2% | 21% | 340 | 0.6 miles |
| Marhamchurch CofE Academy | 54% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 128 | 1.7 miles |
| Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School | 57% | 4.8% | 17.1% | 148 | 3.6 miles |
| Bridgerule Church of England Primary School | 43% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 62 | 4.3 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)
- 36.89%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.82%
- Persistent absence
- 20.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bude Primary Academy - Infants0.1 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Stratton Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Marhamchurch CofE Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School3.6 miles
Primary · Bude
-
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School4.3 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
Other schools in Bude
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors ranks 3rd of the 6 ranked primary schools in Bude.
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants 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 - Juniors teach?
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Bude.
- Who is the headteacher of Bude Primary Academy - Juniors?
- The headteacher of Bude Primary Academy - Juniors is Mr James Pritchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bude Primary Academy - Juniors last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bude Primary Academy - Juniors, 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 - Juniors?
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bude Primary Academy - Juniors full?
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors has capacity for 270 pupils and 230 on roll (85%), 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 Bude Primary Academy - Juniors a faith school?
- No. Bude Primary Academy - Juniors has no designated religious character.
- Does Bude Primary Academy - Juniors have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bude Primary Academy - Juniors as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bude Primary Academy - Juniors?
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors 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 SEN provision does Bude Primary Academy - Juniors have?
- The schools register lists Bude Primary Academy - Juniors's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Bude Primary Academy - Juniors's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bude Primary Academy - Juniors rank locally?
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors ranked 140th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bude Primary Academy - Juniors's absence rate?
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bude Primary Academy - Juniors's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bude Primary Academy - Juniors'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.