Penair School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136567
- Address
- St Clement, TR1 1TN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1239 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 6.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19%
- Persistent absence
- 21.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.0%
White British 83.5%
Mixed 5%
Other White 4.7%
African 2.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Indian 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 18%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.05
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 10 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 82 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 48 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
Penair School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 168
- 3rd preference
- 43
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 263 141 122 |
| Year 8 | 254 130 124 |
| Year 9 | 252 115 137 |
| Year 10 | 237 115 122 |
| Year 11 | 233 150 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 84.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |