15.10.2021 Students Shine at Open Events Senior Penrice students have been busy showcasing the academy this side of half term as we opened our doors to welcome over 450 families for guided tours. Year 11 prefects acted as outstanding role models and tour guides during our two open evenings on Thursday 23 September 2021 and Tuesday 28 September 2021. The school… Read more »
24.09.2021 Sports Report – Week Beginning Monday 20 September An excellent week of Sports Fixtures with Penrice students participating in Rugby, Netball and Hockey matches away at Truro School. There were boys playing Rugby in Year 7, 8 and 9. We also had girls playing Hockey in Years 7 and 8, plus students in Year 9, 10 and 11 playing Netball. The Year 8… Read more »
26.08.2021 Return to School Information – September 2021 We look forward to welcoming your child back to school following some downtime over the summer. For those joining us in Year 7, we can’t wait to get your child started on their Penrice journey! The Department for Education have asked schools to conduct two on-site lateral flow tests for all students ahead of their… Read more »
12.08.2021 GCSE Results 2021 There was excitement and tears of joy at Penrice Academy today as the Class of 2021 opened their GCSE results. National GCSE Exams were cancelled this academic year due to Covid-19 restrictions, meaning that this year’s results were based on a range of evidence collected by the school including mock exams and in class assessments,… Read more »
22.07.2021 Students Help to Renovate the Student & Family Centre Thank you to all of the students who have helped us renovate the Student & Family Centre this week as part of Curriculum Enrichment Week – it looks amazing and even includes a new home for the school tortoise! Ms Adams attended the official unveiling ceremony to cut the ribbon on her penultimate day in… Read more »
20.07.2021 VIDEO: Behind the Scenes with the Year 7 Media Team The Year 7 Media Team (Meredith, Isla, Molly, Adriana and Emelia) have been working hard to showcase all the skills they have learnt this year. Throughout the year they have filmed, edited and interviewed students and staff in their roles as part of the Penrice team across the school. For one final challenge before the… Read more »
16.07.2021 Students Celebrate Success at Lit REBEL Awards Ceremony Our inspirational young readers celebrated their passion for the books they’ve loved reading throughout their lunchtimes this half term, giving book reviews and presentations to our senior members of staff and heads of years earlier today. The event started with an awards ceremony which was then followed by some student speeches and a pizza party…. Read more »
14.07.2021 Pentewan Win Sports Day 2021 It was a lesson of never giving up for our winners of Sports Day yesterday. Congratulations to team Pentewan who, after being bottom of the scoreboard at lunchtime, had a resurgent afternoon to secure the trophy. SPORTS DAY 2021 – LUNCHTIME STANDINGS 1st: Par Bay 2nd: Carlyon Bay 3rd: Charlestown 4th: Mevagissey 5th: Porthpean 6th:… Read more »
08.07.2021 New Head Boy and Head Girl Announced Penrice Academy are delighted to announce the appointment of Jake and Freya as the new Head Boy and Head Girl for the 2021/22 academic year. The announcement follows a lengthy, three-stage selection process which involved applications, interviews and team building challenges. Freya said: “ I hope that Jake and I can be the best examples… Read more »
01.07.2021 Paralympian Visits Penrice Academy It was an honour to meet Great Britain Paralympian triathlete David Hill yesterday as he led a PE coaching session with our separate Year 7 & 8 girls’ bubbles as part of the Healthy Lifestyles Champions initiative from Youth Sport Trust David’s visit marked the pinnacle of a seven week after school sports programme for… Read more »