Academy converter · Cornwall

Marhamchurch CofE Academy

4–11Ages
128Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144063URN

Helebridge Road, Marhamchurch, Bude, EX23 0HY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to Cornwall median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Cornwall

33 applications for 16 places · 51st of 125 in Cornwall

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

27 February 2024
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
8 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to Cornwall median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

33 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.1; Cornwall median median 2.0
2025 2.1; Cornwall median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Cornwall median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Cornwall median median 1.6
2022 3.1; Cornwall median median 1.7
2021 2.5; Cornwall median median 1.7
2020 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.7
2019 2.7; Cornwall median median 1.7
2018 2.4; Cornwall median median 1.7
2017 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.8; Cornwall median median 1.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Cornwall median median 1.5; as the previous school
2014 2.1; Cornwall median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Cornwall median in 8 of 9 years.

This school
Cornwall median

Dashed bars: as Marhamchurch CofE VC Primary School (URN 111991), 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	33	2.1	16	1.00
Sep 2025	15	31	2.1	15	1.00
Sep 2024	29	51	1.8	32	1.10
Sep 2023	13	24	1.9	13	1.00
Sep 2022	13	40	3.1	12	0.92
Sep 2021	20	50	2.5	24	1.20
Sep 2020	24	56	2.3	23	0.96
Sep 2019	17	46	2.7	17	1.00
Sep 2018	20	48	2.4	19	0.95
Sep 2017 *	23	53	2.3	23	1.00
Sep 2016 *	14	39	2.8	14	1.00
Sep 2015 *	20	46	2.3	17	0.85
Sep 2014 *	14	29	2.1	13	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 81% · Maths 69% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%146th of 209 in Cornwall

Cornwall 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Cornwall 76% England 78%

Higher standard12%

Cornwall 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Cornwall 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Cornwall 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Cornwall 75% England 77%

Higher standard15%

Cornwall 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	54%	0%	103	102
2023/24	45%	0%	104	99
2022/23	11%	0%	100	98

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

Marhamchurch CofE AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Bude Primary Academy - Juniors
2.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

56%met the SATs standard
Bude Primary Academy - Infants
2.7 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place
Stratton Primary School
2.8 km · Cornwall

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Bridgerule Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Devon

Remains Good2022

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Whitstone Primary School
6.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

1.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School
7.8 km · Cornwall

Good2023

2.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Jacobstow Community Academy
8.4 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mark's CofE Academy
11.3 km · Cornwall

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.0applications per place 25%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144063 · 908/3183
Trust: Learning Academy Partnership (SOUTH West)
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 140 pupils · 128 on roll
Free school meals: 10.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2018
Replaced: Marhamchurch CofE VC Primary School (URN 111991)
Address: Helebridge Road, Marhamchurch, Bude, EX23 0HY
Local authority: Cornwall

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