St Uny CofE Academy, St Ives
St Uny CofE Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in St Ives, part of Aspire Academy Trust. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in July 2022. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 6th-highest of the 6 schools in St Ives with published results, and 13,886th of 14,452 across England. It was 70% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2022)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Uny CofE Academy in detail
St Uny CofE Academy in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 53% of Year 6 pupils at St Uny CofE Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 47% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Cornwall and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 73% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Uny CofE Academy
For September 2026 entry, 27 families put St Uny CofE Academy as their first choice and 51 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Uny CofE Academy are St Ives Infant School (1.6 miles, Good); St Ives Junior School (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, 83% reading, 82% maths); Penpol School (2.1 miles); and St Erth Community Primary School (2.3 miles, Good, 81% reading, 88% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Uny CofE Academy.
St Ives Infant SchoolSt Ives Junior SchoolPenpol SchoolSt Erth Community Primary School
The trust
St Uny CofE Academy is one of 38 schools run by Aspire Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
16.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 34 pupils (14.5%) received SEN support and 5 (2.1%) 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.
Staffing
St Uny CofE Academy had 14 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Carbis Bay Rail Station, about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Longstone Cross (nw-bound), 270 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St Uny CofE Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its July 2022 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
16.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 73% to 53% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 82% to 47% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 50% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.3
Avg class size
29.0
Infant (KS1)
30.8
KS2
7
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
St Uny CofE Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Cornwall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Uny CofE Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Uny CofE Academy is in Cornwall; for families living there:
- Cornwall's school travel policy: Home to School Travel Assistance Policy 2026/27
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
219 pupils
315 places
96 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - St Ives
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for St Ives
Across Cornwall council
Places available
6,475
Applications
4,732
Got 1st preference
95.9%
Got preferred school
99.6%
All primary applications across Cornwall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
34
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
235
Total Pupils
120
Boys
115
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
14
Teachers
16.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£50,325
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,108
Per pupil
£1199k
Total funding
£41k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.3%
Overall absence
17.5%
Persistent absence
194
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Uny CofE Academy
Questions parents ask about St Uny CofE Academy
What are SATs results like at St Uny CofE Academy?
Of the pupils at St Uny CofE Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 53% reached the expected standard in reading and 47% did so in maths.
What is St Uny CofE Academy's Ofsted rating?
St Uny CofE Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2022.
What is the catchment area for St Uny CofE Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Uny CofE Academy is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St Uny CofE Academy?
St Uny CofE Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at St Uny CofE Academy?
Classes at St Uny CofE Academy average 27.3 pupils (2025/26). 3 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to St Uny CofE Academy?
St Uny CofE Academy has around 235 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Uny CofE Academy?
6.3% of sessions were missed at St Uny CofE Academy in 2024/25. 17.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St Uny CofE Academy?
Apply through Cornwall's coordinated admissions process, naming St Uny CofE Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Uny CofE Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Cornwall is 3 (the median across 299 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Uny CofE Academy?
St Uny CofE Academy is at Polmennor Drive, Carbis Bay, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2SQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)