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Bude Primary Academy - Juniors
Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Sponsored academy
Broadclose Hill, Bude Primary Juniors, Bude EX23 8DR · budejuniors.org.uk · 01288 352731
On the mapSearch near EX23 8DR
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Cornwall 60%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 230
- 85% of 270 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Aspire Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% the higher standard. Across Cornwall it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 111949)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bude Primary Academy - Juniors on 25 February 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Feb 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 111949), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111949)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 111949)
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Replies
- 56
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (20%) with SEND