Jacobstow Community Academy
Jacobstow, Bude, EX23 0BR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Jones
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Learning Academy Partnership
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 85
- URN
- 149326
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01840230337
About this school
Jacobstow Community Academy is a primary academy in Bude. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 85 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
- 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 | 12 | 9 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 56% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 11% |
| Expected standard in reading | 92% | 56% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 42% | 56% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 58% | 44% | 56% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.00 | - | - |
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 Jacobstow Community 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 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Jacobstow Community Academy compares
Jacobstow Community Academy ranked 78th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.1% | 9% | 85 | — |
| Warbstow Primary Academy | — | 3.2% | 26.4% | 64 | 3.2 miles |
| Otterham Community Primary School | 70% | 5% | 11.1% | 67 | 3.7 miles |
| Whitstone Primary School | 31% | 4.2% | 11% | 103 | 4.5 miles |
| North Petherwin School | 43% | 6.3% | 8.6% | 69 | 5.2 miles |
| Marhamchurch CofE Academy | 54% | 4.9% | 10.9% | 128 | 5.2 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)
- 8.97%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 5.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warbstow Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Otterham Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Camelford
-
Whitstone Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Holsworthy
-
North Petherwin School5.2 miles
Primary · Launceston
-
Marhamchurch CofE Academy5.2 miles
Primary · Bude
Other schools in Bude
Jacobstow Community Academy ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary schools in Bude.
- Bude Primary Academy - Infants Primary
- Bude Primary Academy - Juniors 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 Jacobstow Community Academy teach?
- Jacobstow Community Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Bude.
- Who is the headteacher of Jacobstow Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Jacobstow Community Academy is Mrs Michelle Jones, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Jacobstow Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Jacobstow Community 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 Jacobstow Community Academy?
- Jacobstow Community Academy has 85 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Jacobstow Community Academy full?
- Jacobstow Community Academy has capacity for 105 pupils and 85 on roll (81%), 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 Jacobstow Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Jacobstow Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Jacobstow Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Jacobstow Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Jacobstow Community Academy?
- Jacobstow Community Academy is part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST). Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Jacobstow Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Jacobstow Community Academy rank locally?
- Jacobstow Community Academy ranked 78th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Jacobstow Community Academy's absence rate?
- Jacobstow Community Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Jacobstow Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Jacobstow Community 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 10 July 2026.