St Newlyn East Learning Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school Newquay, Cornwall·TR8 5ND
Composite score
51.2
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#6,869
National rank
#654
In South West
#83
In Cornwall
Top 46%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 18 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
31
any preference, for 18 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.05
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020240.9520251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Newlyn East Learning Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
154
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
17.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
0.6%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.5%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
0.7%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
8.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,695
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Newlyn East Learning Academy

St Newlyn East Learning Academy is a primary school in Newquay, Cornwall, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. Around 154 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 14.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Newlyn East Learning Academy their first choice was offered one of its 18 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. St Newlyn East Learning Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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