Newquay Primary Academy
Trevenson Road, Newquay, TR7 3BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Sarah Hildyard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 132
- URN
- 148581
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01637820150
About this school
Newquay Primary Academy is a primary academy in Newquay. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 132 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Newquay 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 65 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newquay Primary Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.2% | 6.2% | 132 | — |
| St Columb Minor Academy | 70% | 5.7% | 22.3% | 393 | 0.6 miles |
| Newquay Junior Academy | 67% | 5% | 20.3% | 462 | 0.6 miles |
| The Bishops CofE Learning Academy | 61% | 4.9% | 19.9% | 316 | 0.7 miles |
| Trenance Learning Academy | — | 4.9% | 17.4% | 321 | 1.0 miles |
| Nansledan School | 62% | 5.2% | 19.8% | 386 | 1.3 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)
- 6.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.19%
- Persistent absence
- 3.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Columb Minor Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Newquay Junior Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newquay
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The Bishops CofE Learning Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Newquay
-
Trenance Learning Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Newquay
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Nansledan School1.3 miles
Primary · Newquay
Other schools in Newquay
- Cubert Primary School Primary
- Mawgan-In-Pydar Primary School Primary
- Nansledan School Primary
- Newquay Junior Academy Primary
- St Columb Minor Academy Primary
- St Newlyn East Learning Academy Primary
- Summercourt Academy Primary
- The Bishops CofE Learning Academy Primary
- Trenance Learning Academy Primary
- Newquay Tretherras Secondary
- Treviglas Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newquay Primary Academy teach?
- Newquay Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newquay.
- Who is the headteacher of Newquay Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Newquay Primary Academy is Miss Sarah Hildyard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newquay Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newquay 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 Newquay Primary Academy?
- Newquay Primary Academy has 132 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Newquay Primary Academy full?
- Newquay Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 132 on roll (31%), 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 Newquay Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Newquay Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Newquay Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Newquay Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Newquay Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Newquay Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Newquay Primary Academy?
- Newquay Primary Academy is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Newquay Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Newquay Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Newquay Primary Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Newquay Primary Academy. 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.