Penrice Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Outstanding Feb 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136573
- Address
- Charlestown Road, PL25 3NR
- Website
- www.penriceacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1422 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.5%
- Girls
- 47.5%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 17.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 89.9%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 2.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 89%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.84
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 44 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 64 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 13 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 28 |
| Biology | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 57 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Penrice Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 273
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 277
- 2nd preference
- 173
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 286 133 153 |
| Year 8 | 296 162 134 |
| Year 9 | 286 152 134 |
| Year 10 | 282 153 129 |
| Year 11 | 272 147 125 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 27.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |