Bude Primary Academy - Infants
Broadclose Hill, Bude, EX23 8EAOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Bude Primary Academy - Infants is a primary school in Bude for ages 2 to 7. It is one of the 295 schools in Cornwall. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025, report published 11 February 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 21 January 2025
Since the last inspection, the school has made many positive changes. Pupils now receive a good quality of education. The school's focus on expecting pupils to learn effectively across the curriculum has paid off. Pupils now learn effectively. The school has established close links with its parents and carers. It helps to support families when they need a listening ear. This helps staff to get to know pupils well. As a result, they flourish academically and socially. By the time they leave Year 2, pupils are well prepared for junior school. The school has a happy and warm atmosphere. Pupils enjoy their learning and work hard. In lessons, pupils focus well. They move around the school site calmly and sensibly. In the early years, children share resources well with each other. When speaking to visitors, pupils are confident and articulate. Alongside, the improvements in the curriculum, the school has also strengthened its personal development programme. Pupils benefit from a range of clubs in which to develop their interests. Pupils learn to consider others through being a 'Trailblazer'. The school ensures that pupils feel valued. It celebrates pupils' achievements both in and out of school through weekly assemblies.
What the school should improve
- Some of the school's improvements for pupils with SEND remain at an early stage. Not all staff have the expertise to support all areas of need effectively. As a result, some pupils do not consistently get the precise support they need to help them learn well. The trust should strengthen the expertise of all staff to support pupils with SEND so that these pupils learn the curriculum securely.
- On some occasions, pupils do not have errors in their writing addressed, such as incorrect letter formation or punctuation. Consequently, pupils repeat these mistakes and embed these misconceptions. The trust should ensure that staff identify and address errors in writing as they arise to help pupils become confident, fluent writers.
Pupil numbers and mix
126 pupils on roll
Schools near Bude Primary Academy - Infants
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bude Primary Academy - Juniors | 0.1 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 56% met the expected standard |
| Stratton Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Marhamchurch CofE Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 54% met the expected standard |
| Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 57% met the expected standard |
| Bridgerule Church of England Primary School | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 43% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Age range
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Miss Vanessa Holt
- Phone
- 01288353798
- Address
- Broadclose Hill, Bude, EX23 8EA
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- URN
- 146076
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.