Biscovey Academy
Lamellyn Road, Par, PL24 2DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Katie Bullock
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 137758
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726812949
About this school
Biscovey Academy is a primary academy in Par. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 198 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Biscovey Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 84 | 51 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 71% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 73% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Biscovey Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 71% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 254 |
| 2023/24 | 226 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Biscovey Academy compares
Biscovey Academy ranked 109th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5% | 34.5% | 198 | — |
| Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy | — | 4% | 25.7% | 150 | 0.1 miles |
| Tywardreath School | 70% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 300 | 1.3 miles |
| Charlestown Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 372 | 1.5 miles |
| Bishop Bronescombe CofE School | 58% | 4.6% | 21.8% | 267 | 1.6 miles |
| Sandy Hill Academy | 72% | 3.9% | 19.7% | 455 | 2.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 34.53%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 9.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Par
-
Tywardreath School1.3 miles
Primary · Par
-
Charlestown Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School1.6 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Sandy Hill Academy2.2 miles
Primary · St Austell
Other schools in Par
- Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy Primary
- Tywardreath School Primary
- Doubletrees School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Biscovey Academy teach?
- Biscovey Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Par.
- Who is the headteacher of Biscovey Academy?
- The headteacher of Biscovey Academy is Miss Katie Bullock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Biscovey Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Biscovey Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Biscovey Academy?
- Biscovey Academy has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Biscovey Academy full?
- Biscovey Academy has capacity for 320 pupils and 198 on roll (62%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Biscovey Academy a faith school?
- No. Biscovey Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Biscovey Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Biscovey Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Biscovey Academy part of an academy trust?
- Biscovey Academy is part of ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Biscovey Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Biscovey Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Biscovey Academy ranked 109th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Biscovey Academy's absence rate?
- Biscovey Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Biscovey Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Biscovey Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.