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Penryn College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kernick Road, Penryn TR10 8PZ · penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk · 01326 372379
On the mapSearch near TR10 8PZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,140
- 90 over 1,050 places · 109%
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.4%
- First language not English
- 1.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Penryn College
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 221 families put the school first and 221 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 221 | 221 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 214 | 289 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 219 | 266 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 216 | 332 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 219 | 289 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.2, and 48.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.11 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 0.4 | −1.5 |
| Further education | 85.8 | +10.3 |
| Other education | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −3.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | −5.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +2.2 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Penryn College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
59% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (32 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 59%
- Replies
- 32
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on 15 parents (47%) whose child was bullied
based on 4 parents (13%) with SEND