North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy
Academy alternative provision converter · Ages 5–16 · Bodmin, Cornwall
North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy is an alternative provision school in Bodmin, Cornwall for ages 5–16 (academy alternative provision converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 6 June 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- 3-5 Barn Lane, Bodmin, PL31 1LZ
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 5–16
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 47 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 68.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 6 June 2024
Strengths
- “Relationships are at the heart of the offer that pupils who attend North Cornwall Alternative Provision Academy receive.”
- “The strength of the care for and understanding of pupils’ individual needs is clear across the school.”
- “They describe a ‘sense of connection’ that they have not experienced previously.”
To improve
- “Pupils come to the school with significant negative experiences of school and life in general.”
- “This is not always successful but challenging behaviour is managed through de-escalation and precise knowledge of each individual’s ‘triggers’ and ‘calmers’.”
- “This is despite the majority of pupils having a history, in previous settings, of exhibiting high risk, challenging behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
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- Doubletrees School 8.1 mi Good
- Restormel Academy 9.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Taliesin Education Ltd 11.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Caradon Alternative Provision Academy 11.6 mi Not judged
- Pencalenick School 18.5 mi Not judged
- Polwhele House School 18.6 mi No Ofsted grade