Copper Valley Junior Academy

Gunnislake Primary Academy has made significant improvements since its last inspection, moving from a grade of requires improvement to good overall. The school provides a supportive and safe environment where pupils feel respected and valued, contributing to their positive relationships and confidence. Leadership is ambitious for all pupils, ensuring that the curriculum is engaging and that reading is prioritized from an early age. The school also fosters extra-curricular activities that enhance pupils' personal development and social skills.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate kindness, respect, and focus in their behavior.
• Reading is prioritized, with consistent teaching ensuring foundational skills are developed.
• Pupils with SEND receive effective support that meets their individual needs.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-presented, fostering pride in students' work.
• Leaders are proactive in improving staff support and well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack clarity in breaking down important knowledge into smaller parts.
• Many pupils have limited understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Copper Valley Junior Academy attended 92.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.3% of pupils at Copper Valley Junior Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Copper Valley Junior Academy had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.3% of pupils at Copper Valley Junior Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Copper Valley Junior Academy received £3,514 and spent £4,210 for each of its 92 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £69,000 (£747 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,573 and spending £7,633 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Copper Valley Junior Academy is part of Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy Gunnislake
• Harrowbarrow Primary Academy Callington
• Brunel Primary & Nursery Academy Saltash
• Darite Primary Academy Liskeard
• St Cleer Primary Academy Liskeard
• Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy Looe
• Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Liskeard
• Looe Primary Academy Looe
• Pelynt Primary Academy
• Polperro Primary Academy Looe

What is Copper Valley Junior Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Copper Valley Junior Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

When was Copper Valley Junior Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Copper Valley Junior Academy was last inspected in July 2022.

How many pupils does Copper Valley Junior Academy have?

Copper Valley Junior Academy has 91 pupils on roll.

What age range does Copper Valley Junior Academy cover?

Copper Valley Junior Academy for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Copper Valley Junior Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 43% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Copper Valley Junior Academy?

Copper Valley Junior Academy is at Chapel Street, Gunnislake, Cornwall, PL18 9NA.