Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available

Polruan Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Jane Wills

corporate_fareBRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

location_onPolruan, PL23 1PS

language Visit Website phone 1726870402

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2025

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Polruan Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Polruan, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Polruan Primary Academy is an academy converter in Polruan, Cornwall, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of BRIDGE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 21 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading-% LA 75%

Writing-% LA 73%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%England 61%

Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 57%England 60%

Reading-% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.4

Write

LA 0.1

Maths

LA -0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths33% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.9

Read

LA -0.1

-7.9 to 2.0

-2.9

Write

LA -0.2

-7.4 to 1.7

-7.3

Maths

LA -1.2

-11.6 to -3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 74%

Writing33% LA 75%

Maths0% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.9

Read

LA -0.3

-12.7 to -3.1

-1.7

Write

LA -0.3

-6.3 to 2.9

-5

Maths

LA -1.0

-9.3 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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13 July 2022

Inspection Report

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18 June 2019

Inspection Report

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03 August 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-01-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-07-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2019-06-18

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-04

S8 No Formal Designation Visit Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-03

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 21 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	21	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	19	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	20	1	5.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	22	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	19	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	24	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	24	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	27	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	27	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	28	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	27	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	25	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	27	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	28	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	25	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	25	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	21	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	25	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	29	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	28	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	29	5	17.2%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	26	2	7.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	26	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	32	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	34	2	5.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	30	1	3.3%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

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Polruan Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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