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Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Alternative provision academy
Penbrea Road, Penzance TR18 3NX · waveedu.org · 01736 332341
On the mapSearch near TR18 3NX
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Pupils
- 44
- 81% of 54 places
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 70.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 50 | −7.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 16.7 | — |
| Employment | 16.7 | +2.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.7 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Penwith Alternative Provision Academy on 8 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Oct 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Feb 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
- Jul 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective May 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Feb 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good