Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery
Sky Way, Carluddon, St Austell, PL26 8ZR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Vyvyan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Austell and Newquay
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 118
- URN
- 149135
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01726438609
About this school
Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is a primary academy in St Austell. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 118 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 88 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 17.2% | 118 | — |
| Carclaze Community Primary School | 63% | 4.2% | 21% | 377 | 1.1 miles |
| Treverbyn Academy | 57% | 5.8% | 26% | 214 | 1.1 miles |
| Bishop Bronescombe CofE School | 58% | 4.6% | 21.8% | 267 | 1.5 miles |
| Sandy Hill Academy | 72% | 3.9% | 19.7% | 455 | 1.6 miles |
| Mount Charles School | 62% | 4.3% | 37.9% | 333 | 2.0 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)
- 17.19%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.75%
- Persistent absence
- 12.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Carclaze Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Treverbyn Academy1.1 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Bishop Bronescombe CofE School1.5 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Sandy Hill Academy1.6 miles
Primary · St Austell
-
Mount Charles School2.0 miles
Primary · St Austell
Other schools in St Austell
- Bishop Bronescombe CofE School Primary
- Bugle School Primary
- Carclaze Community Primary School Primary
- Charlestown Primary School Primary
- Gorran School Primary
- Mevagissey Community Primary School Primary
- Mount Charles School Primary
- Nanpean Community Primary School Primary
- Roche Community Primary School Primary
- Sandy Hill Academy Primary
- St Dennis Primary Academy Primary
- St Mewan Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery teach?
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in St Austell.
- Who is the headteacher of Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?
- The headteacher of Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is Mrs Emma Vyvyan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery, 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 Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery has 118 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery full?
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery has capacity for 210 pupils and 118 on roll (56%), 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 Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery a faith school?
- No. Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Is Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery a selective school?
- No. Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery?
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery is part of KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery's absence rate?
- Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sky Primary and Eden Project Nursery. 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 10 July 2026.