Penrice Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B71
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- St Austell, PL25 3NR
- Distance
- 8.9km away
Fowey River Academy
Windmill, Fowey, PL23 1HE
Local ranking21st of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1000
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 24 June 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 34.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 20.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 38.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 125
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 661
- Boys
- 347 (51%)
- Girls
- 329 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1000 (68% full)
- SEND
- 17.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.6%
- EAL
- 2.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 14.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 21.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 30.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,587/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.9%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Black African: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.1%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.5%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.3%
90.9%
White British
3.9%
White Other
1.6%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 140836
- UKPRN
- 10045843
- Establishment No.
- 4001
- Trust
- TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
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