62%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
36%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
22%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
671.5
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,140
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
30%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 30/04/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Budehaven Community School · Secondary with sixth form · Cornwall
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
62%
-1pp
65%64%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
36%
-0pp
44%40%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 36%
Attainment 8
45.4
+2.4
47.245.143.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.4
EBacc entry
22%
-2pp
60%41%22%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 22%
EBacc APS
671.5
-43.0
807.9739.7671.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 671.5
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
32.0
-0.8
40.335.630.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32.0
A-level value added
-0.07
-0.1
+0.10.0-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.1
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
11%
-3pp
22%14%7%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 11%
Average A-level grade
C+
0
BC+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,140
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
21%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
30%
Contact
Address
Valley Road, Bude, EX23 8DQ
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 62% | 36% | 45.4 | Not applicable | 22% | 671.5 | 29% | 1,140 |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 36% | 43.0 | -0.22 | 24% | 714.5 | 30% | 1,139 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 44% | 45.7 | -0.09 | 25% | 807.9 | 31% | 1,161 |
| 2021/22 | 65% | 41% | 47.2 | -0.23 | 32% | 801.3 | 36% | 1,215 |
| 2018/19 | 65% | 36% | 44.0 | -0.24 | 60% | 675.2 | 61% | 1,141 |
| 2017/18 | 60% | 43% | 45.9 | -0.19 | 53% | 751.3 | 57% | 1,120 |
| 2016/17 | 73% | 45% | 45.0 | -0.23 | 43% | — | 48% | 1,050 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 32.0 | C+ | -0.07 | 11% | 95 |
| 2023/24 | 32.8 | C+ | +0.00 | 15% | 64 |
| 2022/23 | 30.9 | C | — | 6% | 81 |
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | B | — | 22% | 94 |
| 2018/19 | 31.6 | C | +0.14 | 14% | 96 |
| 2017/18 | 31.9 | C+ | +0.09 | 9% | 89 |
| 2016/17 | 33.7 | C+ | +0.10 | 15% | 100 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,140 | 17.7 | 21% | 2% | 24% | 11% | 30% |
| 2023/24 | 1,139 | 17.9 | 18% | 1% | 22% | 12% | 38% |
| 2022/23 | 1,161 | 17.0 | 16% | 1% | 21% | 11% | 37% |
| 2021/22 | 1,215 | 17.5 | 21% | 0% | 20% | 10% | 34% |
| 2020/21 | 1,169 | 17.7 | 8% | 1% | 19% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,141 | 18.5 | 11% | 1% | 25% | 7% | 21% |
| 2017/18 | 1,120 | 16.8 | 11% | 0% | 25% | 7% | 22% |
| 2016/17 | 1,050 | 15.4 | 10% | 0% | 25% | 6% | 19% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.