Penrice Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B72
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- St Austell, PL25 3NR
- Distance
- 1.4km away
Poltair School
Trevarthian Road, St Austell, PL25 4BZ
Local ranking8th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 47.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.4% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.9% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 48.4% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.2 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 161
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 73.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 10.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 877
- Boys
- 452 (52%)
- Girls
- 425 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (97% full)
- SEND
- 19.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 33.3%
- EAL
- 4.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.8%
- SEN Support
- 15.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 61.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,828/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.6% 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: 90.3%
- White Other: 3.5%
- Black African: 1.7%
- Gypsy/Roma: 1.6%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.2%
90.3%
White British
3.5%
White Other
1.7%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Trevarthian Road
St Austell, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 147442
- UKPRN
- 10084208
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
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