Penryn College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 14 2022 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
- 136852
- Address
- Kernick Road, TR10 8PZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1153 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.5%
- Girls
- 49.5%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 91.7%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 2.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.2
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.11
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 19 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 61 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 48 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
Admissions
Penryn College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 289
- 2nd preference
- 121
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 229 108 121 |
| Year 8 | 238 125 113 |
| Year 9 | 227 117 110 |
| Year 10 | 233 120 113 |
| Year 11 | 226 112 114 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.1% 3.0% |