Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Places likely available
Capacity
75% — Moderately filled
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Available here
Quick takeaway
75% capacity.
Rated Good by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 1,140
- Capacity
- 75%
- FSM
- 23.7%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Trust
- The Bude Communities' Schools' Trust
- Head
- Mr Dominic Wilkes (Headteacher)
Provisions
- Sixth form
- Yes
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Good is the 2nd highest Ofsted rating — grade 2 of 4.
School inspection: Good
11 official reports linked on this page, including 10 earlier reports.
Previous reports
School inspection
May 2023 | School Inspection
Monitoring visit
November 2020 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Good
February 2017 | Full Inspection
Monitoring visit
December 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Monitoring visit
April 2015 | Monitoring Visit
Full inspection: Requires Improvement
January 2015 | Full Inspection
Interim assessment
January 2013 | Interim assessment Interim assessment
Full inspection: Good
March 2010 | Full Inspection
Full inspection: Good
October 2006 | Full Inspection
Full inspection
October 2002 | Full Inspection
Location
Valley Road, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 8DQ
Rural setting
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