Newquay Junior Academy

State-Funded School

newquay-junior-academy-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

St Austell and NewquayConstituency

TR7 2NLPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Newquay Junior Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 462 pupils. Newquay Junior Academy is part of CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 74%
Higher standard: 13%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 106

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

462

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 462
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
2 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.