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Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery

Primary · Free schools · St Austell, PL26 8ZR

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Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeFree schools
Ages3 to 11
Pupils118
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMrs Pamela Waters
TrustKERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityCornwall
Opened01 Sept 2022
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 149135.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils118
Girls61
Boys57
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.15.3%
First language not English0.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.210
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.100
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.52.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.8
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.4
Average class size25

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
94.1%
Other White
2.5%
Irish
0.8%
White and Black African
0.8%
White and Asian
0.8%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.2
Teachers (FTE)5.8
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.5
Support staff (FTE)7.64
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.30
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.75
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.34
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.30
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolCornwallEngland
Overall absence5.6%, worse than England, similar to Cornwall5.4%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.11%, better than England, better than Cornwall13.5%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Cornwall1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
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1.6 miPrimaryTreverbyn AcademyAcademy sponsor led
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Frequently asked questions about Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery

What is Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery's Ofsted rating?

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is rated Good, last inspected on 24 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery made 30 offers from 75 applications (2.5 per offer), and 30 of 34 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery has 118 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery had 210 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?

At Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, the average class had 25 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?

In 2025/26, pupils at Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery missed 5.6% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 11% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.