Penrice Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 13 2014 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
- 1426 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.4%
- Girls
- 45.6%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 89.9%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 2.5%
Mixed 2%
Other 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.54
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 53.4
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.76
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 48 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 29 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 85 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 36 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 47 |
| Biology | GCSE | 61 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Penrice Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 272
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 178
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 302 170 132 |
| Year 8 | 289 153 136 |
| Year 9 | 287 156 131 |
| Year 10 | 274 149 125 |
| Year 11 | 274 148 126 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 15.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.7% 1.0% |