Academy converter · Cornwall

Bugle School

2–11Ages
167Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143165URN

Fore Street, Bugle, St Austell, PL26 8PD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

21 applications for 16 places · 119th of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

41%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 · 19 July 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Cornwall median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

21 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 1.3; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 1.2; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 0.9; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 1.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 0.8; Cornwall median median 1.6
2016 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 0.8; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 1.0; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Bugle School (URN 111888), the previous school.

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	16	21	1.3	16	1.00
Sep 2025	15	18	1.2	13	0.87
Sep 2024	18	20	1.1	17	0.94
Sep 2023	16	18	1.1	16	1.00
Sep 2022	21	19	0.9	15	0.71
Sep 2021	20	19	1.0	16	0.80
Sep 2020	26	27	1.0	22	0.85
Sep 2019	22	23	1.1	19	0.86
Sep 2018	23	25	1.1	21	0.91
Sep 2017	20	16	0.8	14	0.70
Sep 2016 *	30	30	1.0	26	0.87
Sep 2015 *	30	24	0.8	16	0.53
Sep 2014 *	24	25	1.0	22	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 55% · Maths 50% → all three 41% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard41%187th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard50%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	41%	5%	103	100
2023/24	25%	0%	99	98
2022/23	17%	0%	97	94

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

Bugle SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.3applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Treverbyn Academy
2.0 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Roche Community Primary School
3.1 km · Cornwall

Good2022

2.0applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Luxulyan School
3.6 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
3.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place
Whitemoor Academy
4.9 km · Cornwall

Some aspects not as strong2025

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Carclaze Community Primary School
5.4 km · Cornwall

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Lanivet Community Primary School
5.6 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School
6.0 km · Cornwall

Good2022

1.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

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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: 143165 · 908/2413
Trust: Aspire Academy Trust
Capacity: 258 pupils · 167 on roll
Free school meals: 44.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Bugle School (URN 111888)
Address: Fore Street, Bugle, St Austell, PL26 8PD
Local authority: Cornwall

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