Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, St Austell
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Sky Primary provides an exceptional learning environment where children feel happy, safe and proud to belong. The school's unique partnership with the Eden Project brings learning to life - for example, pupils visit the rainforest biome to enhance their geography learning. With expert reading teaching, strong inclusion support and an outstanding personal development programme, the school ensures every child can succeed and develop into confident, thoughtful learners.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development curriculum with outdoor learning and strong partnerships that help pupils understand their impact on the world
- Expert phonics teaching and focus on reading across all subjects, resulting in confident and fluent readers
- Outstanding inclusion support with early identification and precise support for pupils with SEND
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum with clear knowledge and vocabulary progression from early years through Year 6
- Strong school culture and sense of belonging with positive attitudes to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Some pupils make errors in handwriting and punctuation that are not identified and addressed quickly enough, affecting writing accuracy across subjects
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Eden Project visits and partnerships, outdoor meadow learning, before- and after-school club
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is a new free school that opened in September 2022 with an official partnership with the Eden Project. The school has established itself as a happy, safe community with high expectations where pupils learn the curriculum well.
At a Glance
16.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
39 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
21.3
Infant (KS1)
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
56%
Available places
118 pupils
210 capacity
92 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - St Austell
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for St Austell
Admissions Demand - Cornwall
Places available
6,695
Applications
4,808
Got 1st preference
95.7%
Got preferred school
99.3%
Primary admissions across Cornwall (2025/26)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.74862%
Overall absence
12.19512%
Persistent absence
41
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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