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 »
13.12.2024 Students Shine at Winter Concert All of the photos from an incredible showcase of talent at our 2024 Winter Concert!
01.10.2024 2025 School Production Announced Hot off the back of Oliver JR in 2024, the next Penrice School production will be (drum roll)… … … Rock of Ages (Teen Edition)! Students attended the first Penrice Plus sessions earlier in September and have begun familiarising themselves with the storyline and featured tracks. The Set and Prop Design Team have also launched… 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 »
30.01.2024 Anticipation Rises for Oliver JR! There is just over one month to go until our talented actors and actresses take to the stage for Penrice Academy’s 2024 school production of Oliver JR. Full of classic songs like “Consider Yourself”, “Food Glorious Food”, and “Oom-Pah-Pah”, this is set to be a toe-tapping, engaging and truly memorable spectacle.
07.09.2023 Penrice Strikes Gold with Music Enrichment Award Penrice Academy has been awarded Gold as part of the Cornish Singing Schools Awards 2023 by ASONE Music Hub. The Cornish Singing Schools Award is a programme that promotes singing across all educational institutions in Cornwall and measures commitment to developing and encouraging youth singing. Penrice was one of only two secondary schools in Cornwall… Read more »
28.06.2023 Students Attend The Big Sing at Hall for Cornwall On Monday 26th June, Penrice Academy joined a host of other Cornish schools in attending the Big Sing 2023 at the Hall for Cornwall. The event, organised by ASONE Music Hub, was an opportunity for children to sing in unison with other students representing a range of secondary and primary schools from across Cornwall. Penrice… Read more »
20.03.2023 Sell-Out Crowds Enjoy Matilda Jr. Our school production of Matilda Jr. took to the stage last week in three sell-out performances on the 14th, 15th and 16th March! Full to the brim with catchy songs and high energy dance numbers, audiences gave standing ovations every night. The story centres on Matilda, a young girl with wit and intelligence far beyond… Read more »