Academy converter · Cornwall

Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy

2–11Ages
211Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136957URN

Callington Road, Saltash, PL12 6DX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

65 applications for 44 places · 108th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 21 June 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Cornwall median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

65 applications · 44 places offered · 39 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.5; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.6; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 2.7; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Cornwall median median 1.7
2015 2.0; Cornwall median median 1.5
2014 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.6

This school
Cornwall median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	65	1.5	39	0.89
Sep 2025	21	54	2.6	21	1.00
Sep 2024	20	54	2.7	20	1.00
Sep 2023	11	22	2.0	11	1.00
Sep 2022	15	30	2.0	14	0.93
Sep 2021	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2020	26	50	1.9	26	1.00
Sep 2019	26	53	2.0	26	1.00
Sep 2018	28	66	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2017	60	94	1.6	34	0.57
Sep 2016	59	94	1.6	53	0.90
Sep 2015	45	92	2.0	39	0.87
Sep 2014	42	78	1.9	40	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 84% · Maths 66% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%121st of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard84%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Cornwall median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	9%	104	103
2023/24	75%	15%	107	105
2022/23	54%	13%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Brunel Primary & Nursery AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Stephens (Saltash) Community Primary School & Nursery
0.5 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Bishop Cornish CofE VA Primary School
0.8 km · Cornwall

2026

2.3applications per place 28%met the SATs standard
Burraton Community Primary School
1.2 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School
2.3 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Riverside Community Primary School
2.4 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2023

1.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Victoria Road Primary
2.6 km · Plymouth

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Marine Academy Primary
3.0 km · Plymouth

Outstanding2022

1.7applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Plaistow Hill Primary and Nursery School
3.0 km · Plymouth

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136957 · 908/2754
Trust: Bridge Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 382 pupils · 211 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Brunel Primary and Nursery School (URN 131248)
Address: Callington Road, Saltash, PL12 6DX
Local authority: Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources