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Blisland Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Academy
Waterloo, Blisland, Bodmin PL30 4JX · blislandprimary.co.uk · 01208 850565
On the mapSearch near PL30 4JX
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 51
- 85% of 60 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 9 families put the school first and 9 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 100% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | hidden | 62% |
| Higher standard | hidden | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | hidden | 106 |
| Maths | hidden | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | hidden | 105 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111909)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Blisland Primary Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 29 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Dec 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (19 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 19
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied