13.10.2022 Two New Furry Arrivals on Penrice Farm As if the Penrice Academy Farm couldn’t get any better… this term we have welcomed two new, furry additions! Students have visited the farm in numbers during break and lunch this week to visit our two farm cats/kittens. They have both been introduced to the large animals this week and love playing with Delphi the… Read more »
16.07.2021 Students Celebrate Success at Lit REBEL Awards Ceremony Our inspirational young readers celebrated their passion for the books they’ve loved reading throughout their lunchtimes this half term, giving book reviews and presentations to our senior members of staff and heads of years earlier today. The event started with an awards ceremony which was then followed by some student speeches and a pizza party…. Read more »
06.05.2021 Penrice Academy recognised for outstanding provision of mental health and wellbeing support There was cause for celebration at Penrice Academy this week after it was announced that they were the first ever UK mainstream secondary school to achieve the Trauma and Mental Health Informed Schools Award. Accredited by Trauma Informed Schools (TIS), the award recognises Penrice Academy for outstanding provision of mental health and wellbeing support. A… Read more »
15.02.2019 The Outdoor Learning Environment Penrice Academy Opens a Brand New Farm This spring, staff and students at Penrice Academy are excited to launch the Outdoor Learning Environment – also known as the Penrice Farm, a project that has been a year in the making. The Outdoor Learning Environment offers students the opportunity to learn outside, gain agricultural skills and… Read more »
07.02.2019 Safer Internet Day 2019 ‘Safer Internet Day: Together for a better internet’ Safer Internet Day 2019 took place this Tuesday 5th February, with the theme of the importance of consent and choice. The theme encourages young people to work together to be positive, safe and respectful online, empowering them to take control of their digital lives and consider how… Read more »
23.08.2018 Year 11’s ‘Sensational’ GCSE Results 2018 It has been a sensational morning for our Year 11s, opening some of the best results Penrice has ever seen. In another year of uncertainty with the new grading system, Year 11 should be immensely proud of their determination to achieve the highest positive progress grade ever recorded at Penrice – smashing last year’s outstanding… Read more »
16.07.2018 Penrice Elizabethan Fair On Tuesday 10th of July, the sun rose high above the trees, casting long shadows over the bunting and marquees on the fields at Penrice. The smell of baking bread hung in the air, mixing with smoke from the clay ovens, before drifting across the field on a gentle breeze. Minstrels broke into a spirited rendition of… Read more »
06.07.2018 Mrs Selley Wins National Award! We are delighted to announce that longstanding teacher and Careers Lead at Penrice, Charlotte Selley, has been recognised as National Careers Leader of the Year by the Careers & Enterprise Company. The CEC annual awards ceremony, held at Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire on Wednesday 5th July 2018, celebrated the work of schools, colleges, businesses, and… Read more »
13.06.2018 Year 8’s Morning Mile Since the start of the summer term, all students in Year 8 at Penrice have been completing a mile walk during tutor time on a Friday morning. Known as the Friday Morning Mile, the event sees the whole Year Group congregate in pairs of tutor groups to walk the perimeter of the field, which works out at roughly… Read more »
15.03.2018 Mental Health Awareness at Penrice by Tilly and Amber Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. In England, 1 in 6 people report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. Mental health issues are a very real problem. Penrice helps support students with mental health issues,… Read more »