Budehaven Community School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Bude, Cornwall
Budehaven Community School is a secondary school in Bude, Cornwall for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 April 2024.
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Catchment area for Budehaven Community School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Valley Road, Bude, EX23 8DQ
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,145 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Budehaven is a true community school.”
- “They are proud to be a pupil here.”
- “The school is warm and welcoming.”
To improve
- “The number of pupils entered for the suite of subjects known as the English Baccalaureate does not meet the government’s ambition.”
- “However, this proportion of pupils is slowly increasing.”
- “However, at times, teaching does not check pupils’ understanding carefully enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 36% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 45.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 208 first-preference applications, 204 offers in total, 204 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Sir James Smith's School 15.5 mi School remains Good
- Launceston College 15.6 mi Good
- Callington Community College 24.1 mi Good
- Wadebridge School 24.6 mi Standards maintained
- Liskeard School and Community College 25.6 mi Standards maintained
- Bodmin College 26.4 mi Not judged
- Looe Community Academy 32.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saltash Community School 32.4 mi Not judged