Penrice Academy
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B71
- 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: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
900
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 27 February 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 54.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 146
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
- 455 (52%)
- Girls
- 427 (48%)
- Capacity
- 900 (98% 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
*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
- 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
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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