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Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Academy
Lamellyn Road, Par PL24 2DB · biscoveyinfants.org.uk · 01726 812006
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Dec 2024
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 150
- 79% of 190 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Aspire Academy Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 50 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 39 | 35 | 0.9 | 100% |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 18 December 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Biscovey Nursery and Infants' Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (43 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 43
- 29% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 53% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied