22.08.2024 GCSE Results 2024 There have been heartfelt embraces and many happy smiles at Penrice Academy this morning where the Class of 2024 opened their eagerly anticipated GCSE results. The St Austell-based school has once again performed significantly above national averages in a number of key metrics. In the core subjects, over 80% of students secured Grade 4 (Standard… Read more »
22.07.2024 Curriculum Enrichment Week 2024 – Blog We are delighted to bring you coverage of our CEW2024 activities as we end the academic year in style! Keep regularly checking this blog for updates over the next 5 days. Friday 26 July 2024 Final Words That’s all for our #CEW2024 coverage this year! So many lifelong memories to cherish!! Thank you to the… Read more »
19.07.2024 New Arrivals on the Penrice Farm We have two new arrivals on the Penrice Farm! Meet Bert and Ernie, the pygmy goats. These two old boys have moved over from the Bodmin College Farm for their retirement with us. As we approach the end of the academic year, Miss Harding also wishes to share the following message with students: Miss Harding,… Read more »
02.07.2024 Miss England Visits Penrice to Promote CPR On Friday, we welcomed a celebrity visitor into Penrice as Miss England (Milla Magee) spoke to our Year 7s in an assembly, building upon the year group’s learning in Mini Medics. Based in Newquay, Milla was crowned Miss England in May and is the founder of a project called #GOFARWITHCPR. Upon hearing of her campaign,… Read more »
28.06.2024 Green Team Supporting Make Space for BEES Project The Penrice Plus Green Team have been supporting the Make Space for BEES collaborative project in conjunction with the University of Plymouth and Pollenize. The initiative is funded by the AHRC Design Exchange Partnership (DEP) and tackles biodiversity loss by empowering young people to create pollinator havens in their schools. There are currently six schools… Read more »
14.06.2024 41 Students Have Their Work Published What if the Earth stopped spinning? What if teenagers were in power? What if time travel was possible? These are just some of the ideas explored by our amazing students in the latest Young Writers’ Competition called The Glitch! Forty-one of our pupils had their work published in a fantastic anthology of work that shows… Read more »
23.05.2024 Medical Mentoring Programme to Launch in September We are delighted to announce that we will be launching a Medical Mentoring Programme, starting in September 2024. Interested students attended an introductory talk in the Assembly Hall yesterday (22nd May 2024) to learn more about the offering. The programme will increase awareness of what it takes to study Medicine and Healthcare subjects through fun,… Read more »
14.05.2024 Author Clare Owen visits Penrice Academy Local author Clare Owen visited Penrice on Monday to speak to Year 8 students and lead a creative writing workshop. Clare is a former student of Oxford University where she studied an English degree before spending much of her career in the Creative Arts. Her name came to the fore in 2021 when her novel… Read more »
08.05.2024 Year 9 Boys Claim County Football Title There were scenes of celebration on Tuesday evening as Penrice Academy’s Year 9 Boys produced a memorable second-half turnaround to clinch the Football County Cup. Hosted at Sticker Football Club, the boys faced a showdown against a talented Redruth School team. The ability of the Redruth team was clear to see in the first half… Read more »
13.03.2024 Oliver JR – Penrice Academy Production 2024 Review There was a memorable spectacle at Penrice Academy last week as the curtain rose on their highly anticipated 2024 school production of Oliver JR. Full of classic, iconic songs like “Consider Yourself”, “Food Glorious Food”, and “Oom-Pah-Pah”, the audiences across three nights toe-tapped and clapped along throughout the shows. Performing to over 200 people… Read more »