14.01.2025 24-Hour Charity Challenge Raises Over £4,000 Our Year 11 students showcased their dedication, teamwork, and boundless energy during their impressive 24-Hour Charity Challenge shortly before Christmas, raising more than £4,000 for local and national charities. The event saw over 125 students participate in a variety of endurance activities, including dancing, rowing, cycling, and more, all to support three worthy causes. This… Read more »
13.11.2024 Ambulance Experience for Future Medics Students On Wednesday 13th November, Penrice Academy students who are enrolled on the school’s Future Medics Programme were given the opportunity to board a real ambulance. Emilie Rowe and former Penrice pupil Jody Ford visited from Role 1 Medical to deliver an insightful classroom session before heading outside to showcase the ambulance to students. The classroom… Read more »
25.09.2024 Future Medics Programme Officially Launches Date: September 2024 We have this week officially launched a new initiative aimed at inspiring the next generation of medical and healthcare professionals. The Future Medics Programme increases awareness of what it takes to study Medicine and Healthcare subjects through fun, inspiring and interactive teaching focused on medicine, health and science. There are a range… Read more »
22.08.2024 GCSE Results 2024 There have been heartfelt embraces and many happy smiles at Penrice Academy this morning where the Class of 2024 opened their eagerly anticipated GCSE results. The St Austell-based school has once again performed significantly above national averages in a number of key metrics. In the core subjects, over 80% of students secured Grade 4 (Standard… Read more »
26.10.2023 Penrice Identified as Cornwall’s Top-Performing State School for a Second Successive Year Article posted on 26th October 2023 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… Read more »
05.09.2023 New Head Students Announced As we start a new academic year, we are delighted to share news of our newly appointed Head Students for the Class of 2024. Introducing Owen and Bethany! Their deputies are Travis, Eva, Izabel and Neve. Congratulations all on your successful appointments! Mr Thomas, Assistant Headteacher, said: “There were some incredible students who were not… Read more »
24.08.2023 GCSE Results 2023 ARTICLE UPDATE 26TH OCTOBER 2023: Newly published national school performance data has once again highlighted Penrice Academy as Cornwall’s top state school for a second successive year for both Progress 8 and Attainment 8 scores. The full story can be read here. Resilience Leads to Extraordinary Set of Results at Penrice Academy There was… 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 »
15.05.2023 Smiles and Laughter at Year 11 Celebration Day It was a memorable and emotional experience for our Year 11s on Friday as they completed their final timetabled lesson at Penrice, passing a key milestone as they enter the home straight of their 5-year journey with us. All Year 11 students shared laughter and heartfelt warmth as they reflected on their Penrice journey in… Read more »
03.05.2023 Ten Tors 2023 Review Congratulations to our amazing Ten Tors challengers and Ten Tors staff who represented Penrice over the weekend on Dartmoor! Ms Penrose shares more in her review below.