Penair School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 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
- 1186 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 5.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.1%
White British 86.3%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.3%
African 1.8%
Indian 0.8%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 6 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 35 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 107 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
Penair School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 267
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 247
- 2nd preference
- 139
- 3rd preference
- 51
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 246
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 246 123 123 |
| Year 8 | 261 119 142 |
| Year 9 | 237 113 124 |
| Year 10 | 238 152 86 |
| Year 11 | 204 106 98 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 78.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |