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Upton Cross Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • PL14 5AX
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2015

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,271 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 22%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 20%20%2016/17: top 28%2017/18: top 51%2018/19: top 46%2022/23: top 71%2023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 22%No exams

Against South West

Expected standard, RWM75% · South West 62%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM13% · South West 6%Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · South West 105Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · South West 104Small cohort: 8 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 70% · 10 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 73% · 11 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 67% · 12 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 69% · 13 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 53% · 17 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 69% · 16 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 75% · 8 pupils · South West 62%75%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 10 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 0% · 11 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 8% · 12 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 0% · 13 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 0% · 17 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 13% · 16 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 13% · 8 pupils · South West 6%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 11 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 12 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 106 · 13 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 104 · 17 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 109 · 16 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 106 · 8 pupils · South West 105109100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 10 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 103 · 11 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 12 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 105 · 13 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 102 · 17 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 106 · 16 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 8 pupils · South West 104106102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd60
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  4. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2015Goodas predecessor
  6. 2020Remains Good
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026113
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.9%
First language not English0.0%
SEN support16.8%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.0%
Persistently absent pupils3.4%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

107.6% full · 105 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 22 responses (21.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school95.5% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school90.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved100% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 81.8% not applicable75% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year95.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 27.3% not applicable81.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.8% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing100% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.5% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development95.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent95.5% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 5.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 5.6
  • Other support 1

Teachers 6.2 FTE · Whole workforce 12.8 · 21 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,874
Spend per pupil£7,537
Staff spend per pupil£6,211
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£32,000in-year balance

Grants £7,379 · self-generated £495 · premises £253 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (21 academies) · trust reserve £2,403,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it