Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
Lamellyn Road, Par, PL24 2DB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Principal
- Miss Katie Bullock
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- ASPIRE Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 190
- Pupils on roll
- 150
- URN
- 143176
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726812006
About this school
Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy is a primary academy in Par. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 150 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How Biscovey Nursery and Infants' 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 182 |
| 2023/24 | 160 |
| 2024/25 | 149 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4% | 25.7% | 150 | — |
| Biscovey Academy | 61% | 5% | 34.5% | 198 | 0.1 miles |
| Tywardreath School | 70% | 5.1% | 20.9% | 300 | 1.2 miles |
| Charlestown Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 10.3% | 372 | 1.5 miles |
| Bishop Bronescombe CofE School | 58% | 4.6% | 21.8% | 267 | 1.7 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)
- 25.71%
- English as an additional language
- 3.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 3.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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Biscovey Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Par
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Tywardreath School1.2 miles
Primary · Par
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Charlestown Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · St Austell
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Bishop Bronescombe CofE School1.7 miles
Primary · St Austell
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Sandy Hill Academy2.2 miles
Primary · St Austell
Other schools in Par
- Biscovey Academy Primary
- Tywardreath School Primary
- Doubletrees School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy teach?
- Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Par.
- Who is the executive principal of Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy?
- The executive principal of Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy is Miss Katie Bullock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Biscovey Nursery and Infants' 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 big is Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy?
- Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy has 150 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy full?
- Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy has capacity for 190 pupils and 150 on roll (79%), 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 Nursery and Infants' Academy a faith school?
- No. Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy?
- Biscovey Nursery and Infants' 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.
- What is Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy's absence rate?
- Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.