13.11.2023 CELT Schools Sing Together at Inaugural Bonanza Parents and teachers enjoyed the first CELT Musical Bonanza on Wednesday 8th November at Penrice Academy. Seven schools from the trust – Penrice, Pondhu, Mount Charles, St Mewan, Luxulyan, Newquay Junior and Carclaze – each brought their choirs to perform in front of 200 parents and family members. Everyone represented their school brilliantly and the… Read more »
26.10.2023 Penrice Identified as Cornwall’s Top-Performing State School for a Second Successive Year 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 81%. This compares to the Cornwall… Read more »
06.10.2023 Students Thank Local Vets for Saving Dora Dora, one of our school cats, was unfortunately hit by a car over the weekend and consequently suffered a broken leg in three places. Due to the extent of her injuries, her leg has been amputated. The vets have assured us that cats can live full and long lives with three legs, she just might… Read more »
04.10.2023 Students Shine at Extraordinary Open Event It was a pleasure to open our doors to prospective families on Tuesday night for our 2023 Open Evening, showcasing what makes Penrice extraordinary. The school was full of hustle and bustle throughout the event with so much going on! There was a murder mystery to solve in English, a chance to set a teacher… Read more »
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 »
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 »
04.09.2023 New Friendships Made at Year 7 Summer Academy The 2023 Penrice Summer Academy finished on Thursday last week with a celebration of three fun-packed days! Our new Year 7 students enjoyed learning new survival skills, solved mysteries using CSI Science and found out how to save lives during volcanic eruptions. They also made hedgehog bread, enjoyed archery and programmed robots to sing and… 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 »
17.07.2023 Curriculum Enrichment Week 2023 – Blog Friday 21 July 2023 Living London Life Our Living London Life students are now resting up on their journey home after a non-stop week in the big city!! Safe travels home and enjoy your summer!!! Chef Week Our students on Chef Week had a great time at The Lost Gardens of Heligan earlier this week… Read more »
04.07.2023 New Year 6 Students Begin Their Penrice Journey A massive thank you to our wonderful new students and families who attended the Year 6 Welcome Day and Evening yesterday (Monday 3rd July). Students started the day with an assembly and were introduced to Mr Darbourne who will be their Head of Year. They then attended two lessons in the morning before enjoying their… Read more »