Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, St Austell

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery as their first choice and 75 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery are Carclaze Community Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 69% reading, 85% maths); Treverbyn Academy (1.1 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Bishop Bronescombe CofE School (1.5 miles, Good, 72% reading, 65% maths); and Sandy Hill Academy (1.6 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 80% maths).

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is one of 21 schools run by Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

39 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 83% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (82%).

15.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 0.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 8 pupils (6.8%) received SEN support and 4 (3.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is St Austell Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Roundabout (w-bound), 300 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cornwall (14), as is usual near a town centre.

Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.