Jacobstow Community Academy
Bude · Cornwall
LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST) is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 18 member schools: 18 primary schools. Local authorities: Cornwall | Devon | Torbay. Regions: South West. — from the LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST) public record.
Jacobstow Community Academy is a primary academy in Bude, Cornwall, part of LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST). It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Jacobstow Community Academy
- Address
- Jacobstow
- Postcode
- EX23 0BR
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cornwall
- URN (official identifier)
- 149326
- Establishment number
- 2052
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 85
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 105
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- LEARNING ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP (SOUTH WEST)
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Jones
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 10 Jun 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.jacobstow-lap.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01840230337
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2022
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Jacobstow Community Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 85 | 71,237 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 7.1% | 23.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 5.9% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.4% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.2% | 3.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for Jacobstow Community Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Academy First Section 5
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 13 Jul 2025
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Jacobstow Community Primary School (URN 111944)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- No
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 28 Mar 2022
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read reportInspected as Jacobstow Community Primary School (URN 111944)
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 28 Mar 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Jacobstow Community Primary School (URN 111944)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Feb 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Jacobstow Community Primary School (URN 111944)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 27 Jul 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Jacobstow Community Primary School (URN 111944)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 17 Jul 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Jacobstow Community Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.8% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 22.7% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Jacobstow Community Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £6,200 for 4 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 5.5% | 23.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £85 | £313 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Jacobstow Community Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 86 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Cornwall average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £741,000 £8,667 per pupil | £7,188 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £657,000 £7,684 per pupil | £6,633 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £326,000 £3,813 per pupil · 49.6% | £3,246 · 48.9% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £124,000 £1,450 per pupil · 18.9% | £1,334 · 20.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £7,000 £82 per pupil · 1.1% | £300 · 4.5% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £7,000 £82 per pupil · 1.1% | £136 · 2.1% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £84,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,418 per pupil, supply and agency £18 per pupil — spending up £2,266 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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