11.06.2025 Award-Winning Author Anthony McGowan Visits Penrice Academy Students at Penrice Academy were given the opportunity to meet young-adult author Anthony McGowan on Monday 9th June when he visited the St Austell-based secondary school. McGowan first delivered an assembly to the whole of Year 8 before spending the rest of the day at Penrice leading workshops with selected students in Years 7 to… Read more »
13.05.2025 Young Author Celebrates National Competition Triumph A talented Year 10 student at Penrice Academy has been selected as one of just five national winners in the prestigious National Young Writers’ ‘Fight or Flight’ Competition. Competing against over 16,000 national submissions, Edie’s entry, titled Fate’s Chaos, captivated the judges with its originality, emotional depth and vivid storytelling. Edie captured the judges’ imagination… Read more »
02.05.2025 Penrice Celebrates Double County Football Triumph Penrice Academy is proudly celebrating a remarkable double victory after both its Year 10 and Year 7 boys’ football teams were crowned County Champions this week. The winning streak began on Monday evening when the Year 10 Boys’ Team retained their County Cup title with a dominant performance against Truro School. In a thrilling match,… Read more »
27.02.2025 Penrice Production – Rock of Ages ROCK OF AGES: TEEN EDITION, Book by Chris D’Arienzo, Arrangements and Orchestrations by Ethan Popp Get Ready to Rock! Join us for a memorable spectacle as the curtain rises on our highly anticipated 2025 school production of Rock of Ages (Teen Edition)! Full of classic songs like ‘We Built This City’ and ‘The Final Countdown’,… Read more »
13.02.2025 Year 11 Attend Poetry Live in Bristol It was a memorable visit to Poetry Live in Bristol on Wednesday 12th February. After an early start with the coach departing before sunrise, students reached Bristol in good time. They had an amazing day listening to famous poets discussing their work and reading their poems live on stage. Performing poets included Simon Armitage, John… Read more »
03.02.2025 Story Republic Visit Penrice A big thank you to Story Republic who visited Penrice on Friday to share with our students the colourful joy of storytelling. With a range of stories, poems and songs, Story Republic ignited Year 7 imaginations in assembly before surprising our Year 9 and 10 students in lessons with short classroom visits. There was also… Read more »
29.01.2025 Sponsored Read Raises Over £600 for Local Children’s Hospice Students from Penrice Academy were warmly greeted by staff and families at Children’s Hospice South West (CHSW) last week as they delivered a collection of brand new children’s books worth £640. The funds were raised before Christmas when students gathered in the Penrice Library for a meaningful sponsored 2-hour read to support the local hospice…. Read more »
13.12.2024 Students Shine at Winter Concert All of the photos from an incredible showcase of talent at our 2024 Winter Concert!
12.12.2024 Penrice Academy Wins Tesco Stronger Starts Community Vote Penrice Academy is excited to announce that it has successfully won a local funding vote, securing £1,500 for the purchase of new outdoor education equipment. The poll took place between April and June this year when shoppers at Tesco, St Austell were invited to vote for one of three local initiatives each time they exited… Read more »
14.10.2024 Year 8 Enjoy St Ives Art Trip Last week, our Year 8 students really channelled their inner artists as they travelled down to St Ives on an Arts field trip, visiting The Tate Gallery and the Barbara Hepworth Museum, all before partaking in an art workshop with the Salvation Army. Words by: Mrs Elliot Head of Art It was so wonderful to… Read more »