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.
18.04.2023 Speedo Mick Visits Penrice An enormous thank you to the inspirational Speedo Mick for visiting Penrice’s Year 9 students this afternoon, dropping into 12 classrooms to take students by surprise each time!! Speedo Mick features regularly in Mrs Razzell’s weekly Year 9 assemblies as a role model for how tiny steps in the right direction every day can help… Read more »
07.02.2023 Year 9’s Freya Reaches National Final of Springboard Future Chef Competition We are delighted to share the news that Freya in Year 9 recently won the southwest regional final of the Springboard Future Chef competition on Friday at Bridgwater and Taunton College in Somerset. With an outstanding high score of 41/50, Freya ‘smashed it’ and has now qualified for the national final in London in March…. Read more »
11.01.2023 Year 9 Experience Spooks and Scares at Bodmin Jail Year 9 experienced spooks, scares and time for reflection today as they visited Bodmin Jail Attraction on a hair-raising History field trip. The trip was all about exploring the history of capital punishment in the UK and Bodmin Jail has a fascinating past! Built in 1779, it served as a prison until 1923 and our… Read more »
23.11.2022 Year 9 Scientists Enjoy One-Day Mining Workshop with Camborne School of Mines There was plenty of curiosity in Year 9 science yesterday as Camborne School of Mines visited to lead a one-day workshop on mining in Cornwall – past, present and future. Students first learnt about what makes the geology of Cornwall special, why it has so many mineral resources, and the demand for mining such resources… Read more »
17.11.2022 Character Days 2022 – Blog The purpose of our #CharacterDays is to develop our students as well-rounded people, nurturing them to become kind, caring and empathetic young adults who are ready to make a positive impact on the world when they leave Penrice. Below is a timeline/blog providing you with updates across the two days (Thursday and Friday). Body Image… 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 »
13.07.2022 Team Porthpean Win Sports Day 2022 A great effort by our pupils yesterday who gave it their all on Sports Day! Congratulations to Team Porthpean on romping to victory by a clear margin! There were an enormous range of activities on offer ranging from traditional track and field events to more obscure Sports Day activities such as Archery, BMX Riding, French… Read more »
23.06.2022 Students Enjoy Three Days of Enrichment Activities This week saw Years 7, 8 and 9 take part in three action-packed Enrichment Days here at Penrice. The purpose of Penrice Enrichment Days is to teach and develop new skills in our students that they might otherwise not get to learn in traditional classroom lessons. This is all part of our mission to keep… Read more »
10.05.2022 Students Complete Ten Tors Challenge 2022 Huge congratulations to all 3 of our Ten Tors teams who successfully completed the 35-mile challenge this weekend! Our determined students began training for the expedition at the start of the academic year and all of their hard work paid off as they navigated Dartmoor under the energy-sapping sunshine. Ms Penrose, Ten Tors Leader at… Read more »