26.10.2023 Penrice Identified as Cornwall’s Top-Performing State School for a Second Successive Year Newly published school performance data once again highlights Penrice Academy as Cornwall’s top state school for a second successive year for both Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores. The Saint Austell based academy also has the highest pass rates at Grade 4 and above in English & Maths at 81%. This compares to the Cornwall… Read more »
23.05.2023 Careers Visit to Norland College On Saturday 20th May, Mrs Stephen (Teacher of Child Development) took a small group of students to Bath to see what it takes to become a Norland Nanny! Norland College was the first educational establishment to offer any kind of childcare training offering world-renowned exceptional training with 100% of students having jobs within their agency… Read more »
01.02.2023 Penrice Gears Up for National Apprenticeship Week 2023 #NAW2023 We are getting ready to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (NAW2023) next week, taking place from 6th to 12th February 2023. NAW2023 brings together everyone passionate about apprenticeships to celebrate the value, benefit, and opportunity that apprenticeships bring. Mrs Lorraine Turner, Our Head of Careers, and all tutors will be educating students about apprenticeships during… Read more »
24.11.2022 Hundreds Attend Joint-School Careers Fair Thank you to all of the exhibitors who gave their time during last night’s Joint-School Careers Fair, hosted at Poltair School. Open to Year 10 & 11, this was the first Careers Fair since pre-Covid in 2019 and the Poltair School Hall was full of hustle and bustle as families attended in great numbers. The… Read more »
10.10.2022 Titan the Robot Inspires Budding Computer Science Students Pupils at Penrice Academy in St. Austell welcomed a world-famous, 8-foot-tall visitor into school on Monday 10th October. Jaws dropped as Titan the Robot took to the stage with a mission to both entertain and to plant the seed of inspiration in each student’s brain, showcasing what is possible in Computer Science. The visit of… Read more »
17.01.2022 Year 10 Catering & Hospitality Students Taste Army Life Year 10’s Catering and Hospitality students were visited by the Army this morning as their cooking skills were put to the test using real Army ration packs. The workshop began with a presentation on Army careers, focussing on the Royal Logistics Corp and what life is like being a Chef in the Army. Students learnt… Read more »
14.06.2021 Years 7 & 8 Enjoy Curriculum Enrichment Days Years 7 and 8 took time out from their usual school timetable from Wednesday 9 June to Friday 11 June in order to take part in Curriculum Enrichment Days. The programme included a range of activities, including one full enterprise day focussing on responsible consumerism, along with two days of life skills workshops including first… Read more »
17.05.2021 National Citizen Service Visit to Launch Summer Programme Last week, a team from the National Citizen Service (NCS) joined us to promote this summer’s programme that is now taking bookings. Year 11 students have a fabulous opportunity to take part in a two week programme that includes outdoor activities, a community project and much more! Students from Penrice are regulars on the NCS… Read more »
10.02.2020 Year 11 meet Employers at the Apprenticeship Show, Exeter On 29th January a group of Year 11’s and staff went to the National Apprenticeship Show at Westpoint, Exeter. The show bought students together from schools across the Cornwall and Devon region to meet with employers and training providers offering all levels of Apprenticeships from intermediate, advanced, higher and degree. Our students had been prepared… Read more »
10.02.2020 National Citizen Service (NCS) encourage Year 11’s to join them in 2020 We have seen our students have amazing experiences on the NCS programme over the years at Penrice and the NCS team joined us on 27th January to tell all of our current year 11’s all about this years opportunity. The government funded programme is open to all 15, 16 and 17 year olds across the… Read more »