Darite Primary Academy

Darite Primary Academy is performing well overall, having recently undergone significant improvements since the appointment of new leadership. The school provides a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and enjoy their learning, with notable contributions from students in various councils and ambassador roles. The focus on reading has transformed pupils' engagement, and most are achieving well academically. The curriculum is broad, and the emphasis on citizenship and community involvement further enriches the students' development. However, the organization of some subjects, particularly art and music, requires further enhancement to ensure students gain essential knowledge and skills.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy school and take on responsibilities.
• Behaviour has improved dramatically with a new behaviour code.
• Effective leadership has led to significant improvements.
• Teaching in reading, mathematics, and history is particularly strong.
• Pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils receive appropriate support.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum organization for art and music is underdeveloped.
• Some pupils do not take pride in their work or maintain high standards.

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 Darite Primary Academy attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Darite Primary 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 Darite Primary Academy had 15.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.7% 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, 22.9% of pupils at Darite Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% 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 Darite Primary Academy received £10,262 and spent £9,819 for each of its 39 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £29,000 (£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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All schools in Liskeard · Cornwall local authority: places and applications

Darite Primary Academy is part of Bridge Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• St Cleer Primary Academy Liskeard
• Trenode CofE VA Primary Academy Looe
• Duloe CofE VA Primary Academy Liskeard
• Harrowbarrow Primary Academy Callington
• Pelynt Primary Academy
• Looe Primary Academy Looe
• Blisland Primary Academy Bodmin
• Copper Valley Infant and Nursery Academy Gunnislake
• Copper Valley Junior Academy Gunnislake
• Polperro Primary Academy Looe

What is Darite Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Darite Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2025.

When was Darite Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Darite Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2025.

How many pupils does Darite Primary Academy have?

Darite Primary Academy has 35 pupils on roll.

What age range does Darite Primary Academy cover?

Darite Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Darite Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Darite Primary Academy?

Darite Primary Academy is at Darite, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 5JH.