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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 »

04.02.2025

Midwifery Experience for Year 11 Child Development Students

Thank you to our local community midwives for visiting Penrice to deliver an interactive session for our Year 11 Child Development students. Debbie and Becky covered the role of the midwife during the antenatal period, during labour and birth, and then the postnatal period. Students were fully engaged in their roles as Student Midwives for… Read more »

14.01.2025

24-Hour Charity Challenge Raises Over £4,000

A group photo of all participants in the 24-hour challenge

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

Picture of an ambulance visit as part of a careers experience, at Penrice Academy, Secondary School in St Austell

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 »

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 »

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