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State primary · 2 to 11 · Mixed · 373 pupils

Wadebridge Primary Academy

Gonvena Hill, Wadebridge, PL27 6BL · Cornwall
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Ofsted: Good · April 2023(148/212)About one first choice per place (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
Primary (key stage 2) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 11,030th of 14,817 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(148/212)Rank among 212 Cornwall primaries with results, 2025 results (reading, writing and maths)
See the Cornwall league table →
Inspection
Good, April 2023
Getting in
Not full for Reception 2026
Results
54% expected standard; 5% higher standard
Size
373 pupils; 31 places a year; classes of 22
Run by
Bridge Multi-academy Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
2 to 11 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 54%, against 60% in Cornwall.
  • Higher standard: 5%, against 7% in Cornwall.
  • Sessions missed: 5.9%, against 5.1% in Cornwall.
  • Persistently absent: 17.7%, against 11.3% in Cornwall.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outCornwall and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state primary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Cornwall and England
This schoolCornwallEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
54%
Worse than Cornwall
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
5%
Worse than Cornwall
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
5.9%
Worse than Cornwall
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
17.7%
Worse than Cornwall
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
2.9
Worse than Cornwall
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
22.3
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
24%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
18.8
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Reception place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
1.0
In line with Cornwall
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · RECEPTION 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Reception. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 18 April 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2024/2025

  • Good
  • Reading, writing and maths: expected standard: 54% (England 62%) (county 60%)
  • Reading, writing and maths: higher standard: 5% (England 8%) (county 7%)

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2024/2025.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%62%60%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard5%8%7%2024/2025

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
Primary (key stage 2)(148/212)
Cornwall league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 5.9% of sessions missed; 18% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 5.3% and 13%
  • Suspensions: 3 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 1); 0 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 22.3 pupils; 0.0% of classes have more than 30
  • 18.8 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 65 m
  • 5 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 4.5 µg/m³, PM2.5 5.0 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 3218 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/255.9%4.2%1.8%18%0.9%
2023/246.3%4.3%2.0%19%0.0%
2022/236.7%4.6%2.1%21%0.0%
Schools with a similar intake5.3%13%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/252.91.2%120
2023/243.61.1%160
2022/230.70.5%30
Schools with a similar intake1.3

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size22.32025/26
Classes over 30 pupils0.0%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher18.8November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus65

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 1 involved a pedestrian, 0 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20250
20241
20232
20220
20212

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO24.52024
PM109.42024
PM255.02024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals24%2025/26
First language other than English1.1%2025/26
SEN support13%2025/26
Education, health and care plan1.3%2025/26
Girls44%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, April 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2023.

DateKindOutcome
18 April 2023Graded inspectionGood

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Reception 2026

  • 31 families put it first for 31 places; every one of them got in
  • We hold a catchment map for this school.
  • We can't tell how far Reception places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Reception202631315731
Reception202541417141
Reception202445458045
Reception202347476047
Reception202241396439
Reception202135355735
Reception202039285828
Reception201947457445
Reception201847476947
Reception2017606310058

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined September 2011
DfE, open academies list
DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 September 2011

  • Bridge Multi-academy Trust, with 15 schools
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 September 2011
  • Replaced Wadebridge Community Primary School (URN 111979)
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

St Breock Primary School0.7 miSt Mabyn CofE School2.9 miSt Kew Academy2.9 miSt Minver School3.6 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Wiggles Day Nursery0.0 miles
Kara Cornwall T/A Sticky Fingers Daycare Nursery0.3 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Wadebridge and the Cornwall league table.

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