Penryn College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 15 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
- 1154 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.8%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 91.9%
Mixed 4.1%
Other White 2.5%
African 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 8 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 56 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 51 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
Admissions
Penryn College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 219
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 132
- 3rd preference
- 29
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 238 123 115 |
| Year 8 | 228 114 114 |
| Year 9 | 232 118 114 |
| Year 10 | 230 114 116 |
| Year 11 | 226 127 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 76.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.2% |