17.11.2023 St. Austell Rotary Club Donate £500 to Penrice Academy’s Young Carer Provision St. Austell Rotary Club have generously donated £500 to help fund improvements to Penrice Academy’s Wellbeing Garden for Young Carers. A Young Carer is a child who cares for a friend or family member who, due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction, cannot cope without their support. Penrice Academy has over… Read more »
06.10.2023 Students Thank Local Vets for Saving Dora Dora, one of our school cats, was unfortunately hit by a car over the weekend and consequently suffered a broken leg in three places. Due to the extent of her injuries, her leg has been amputated. The vets have assured us that cats can live full and long lives with three legs, she just might… Read more »
22.05.2023 Ghana Trip 2023 – Easter Fundraising Total Announced The donations have been received and the coins have been counted! We are delighted to share the news that we raised a whopping total of £2,335.48 at the end of Spring Term through our non-school uniform day, student Easter Egg raffle and staff Easter Egg raffle. Over £800 of these funds were raised following incredible… Read more »
28.04.2023 Year 11s Present 24-Hour Challenge Fundraising Cheque to Children’s Hospice South West Sally Bridger, a St Austell representative from Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW), visited our Year 11s yesterday to personally thank them for their efforts in the recent 24-Hour Charity Challenge. In a short presentation, Sally talked the students through the work of Children’s Hospice South West and explained exactly how the £2,080 can be used… Read more »
20.04.2023 Penrice Expands Breakfast Club with MCKS Partnership We are delighted to announce the expansion of our Penrice Breakfast Club, which means that no child needs to start the day hungry in our school. Through our collaboration with a charitable foundation, MCKS, we are able to offer a range of breakfast items, including cereals, fruit, breakfast bars and pastries every day from 8:00-8:20am… Read more »
30.03.2023 Over £2000 Raised in 24-Hour Charity Challenge A dedicated group of 75 Penrice students volunteered to take part in a gruelling 24-Hour Charity Challenge last week, all in aid of Children’s Hospice Southwest. The 24-Hour Challenge is an annual Penrice fundraiser where students volunteer to take shifts dancing, cycling and rowing as a team, non-stop for 24 hours. A fundraising total was… Read more »
17.06.2022 Henry Orchard & Sons donate £10,000 to fund purchase of defibrillators in local schools For any parent, hearing that your 11-year-old child has collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest is the stuff of nightmares. That nightmarish scenario became a reality for Donna and Kevin Richards in December 2021 when their son, Finlay, collapsed at Penrice Academy due to a previously undiagnosed heart condition. Fortunately, this story has a happy… Read more »
07.04.2022 Year 11 Conquer the 24-Hour Charity Challenge 13:30 The last dance!!! – Congratulations to Year 11 on completing the #24HourChallenge!!!! ? ? Dancing, cycling and rowing, non-stop for 24 hours! ✔️ Over £3,000 raised in total for Young Lives vs Cancer, Kidney Care UK and The Brain Tumour Charity, all of which have close personal ties with students/staff at Penrice ❤ … Read more »
29.06.2021 Pupils Take On Rainbow Run Challenge for Children’s Hospice South West Throughout last week, students across all year groups took part in the Children’s Hospice South West’s Rainbow Run challenge during their PE lessons. The event was a huge success and thoroughly enjoyed by all that embraced the challenge. There was a real community spirit and a sea of rainbow colours running around our 1-mile circular… Read more »