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'''Penryn College''' is a [[Coeducation|mixed]] [[secondary school|secondary]] [[Academy (English school)|academy school]] and [[Sports College]] in the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] town of [[Penryn, Cornwall|Penryn]], England, United Kingdom. It has 1,033 pupils in the age range of 11 to 16 years.<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/136852 Ofsted: Penryn College] (accessed 30 November 2008)</ref><ref>[http://www.ssatrust.org.uk/schools/search/default.aspa?id=9084149 Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: School Search: Penryn College]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (accessed 30 April 2008)</ref> The [[head teacher]] is Paul Walker. Although he will be leaving at the end of the academic year.
'''Penryn College''' is a [[Coeducation|mixed]] [[secondary school|secondary]] [[Academy (English school)|academy school]] and [[Sports College]] in the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] town of [[Penryn, Cornwall|Penryn]], England, United Kingdom. It has 1,154 <ref>[https://snobe.co.uk/schools/penryn-college]</ref> pupils in the age range of 11 to 16 years.<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/136852 Ofsted: Penryn College] (accessed 30 November 2008)</ref><ref>[http://www.ssatrust.org.uk/schools/search/default.aspa?id=9084149 Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: School Search: Penryn College]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (accessed 30 April 2008)</ref> The [[head teacher]] is Claire Croxall.


==History==
==History==
Penryn College was established in 1957 in [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] and it moved to its present location in 1961. It attained Sports College status in 1998, the seventeenth school to do so.<ref name="about">[http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/about.htm Penryn College: About] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122215753/http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/about.htm |date=2007-11-22 }} (accessed 30 April 2008)</ref><ref name="home">[http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/index.htm Penryn College: Index] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122215759/http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/index.htm |date=2007-11-22 }} (accessed 30 April 2008)</ref> A new £26 million building which was completed in September 2008, has replaced the original block.<ref>[http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/search/3649310.Penryn_College_finally_opens/ Penryn College New Building] (accessed 27 November 2008)</ref>
Penryn College was established in 1957 in [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]] and it moved to its present location in 1961. It attained Sports College status in 1998, the seventeenth school to do so.<ref name="about">[http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/about.htm Penryn College: About] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122215753/http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/about.htm |date=2007-11-22 }} (accessed 30 April 2008)</ref><ref name="home">[http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/index.htm Penryn College: Index] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071122215759/http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/index.htm |date=2007-11-22 }} (accessed 30 April 2008)</ref> A new £26 million building which was completed in September 2008, has replaced the original block.<ref>[http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/search/3649310.Penryn_College_finally_opens/ Penryn College New Building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002183516/http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/search/3649310.Penryn_College_finally_opens/ |date=2 October 2011 }} (accessed 27 November 2008)</ref>


On 1 July 2011, Penryn College formally gained [[Academy (English school)|academy status]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Penryn College |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/136852 |website=[[OFSTED]] |date=8 October 2020 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref>
On 1 July 2011, Penryn College formally gained [[Academy (English school)|academy status]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Penryn College |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/136852 |website=[[OFSTED]] |date=8 October 2020 |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> The latest Ofsted inspection (June 2022) saw the school retain its status as 'good',<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 June 2022 |title=Inspection of a good school |url=https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Penryn-College-Ofsted-Report-2022.pdf}}</ref> following its 2 previous inspections in April 2012 and February 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ofsted-Report-2012.pdf | date=25-26 April 2012|publisher=Ofsted |title=Penryn College: Inspection Report|access-date=29 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2017 |title=[Letter to head teacher] |url=https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Penryn-College-Ofsted-Results.pdf |access-date=29 September 2022 |publisher=Ofsted}}</ref>


==Notable alumni==

* [[Luke Jephcott|Luke Jephott]] (Footballer)
==Academic standards==

The latest Ofsted short inspection (February 2017) saw the school retain its status as 'good',<ref>https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Penryn-College-Ofsted-Results.pdf {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref> following the previous inspection in April 2012.<ref>https://penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Ofsted-Report-2012.pdf {{Bare URL inline|date=June 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:23, 22 October 2024

This article is about the school in Penryn, United Kingdom. For the school in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa, see Penryn College (South Africa).

Penryn College
Address
Map
Poltisko Road

Penryn
,
Cornwall
,
TR10 8PZ

England
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoAchieving through challenge
Established1957
Local authorityCornwall
SpecialistSports
Department for Education URN136852 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherClaire Croxall
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 16
Enrolment917
HousesArwenack, Pendennis, Killigrew, Gluvias
Colour(s)  Black   Red
PublicationNews reports on website
Websitehttp://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/

Penryn College is a mixed secondary academy school and Sports College in the Cornish town of Penryn, England, United Kingdom. It has 1,154 [1] pupils in the age range of 11 to 16 years.[2][3] The head teacher is Claire Croxall.

History

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Penryn College was established in 1957 in Falmouth and it moved to its present location in 1961. It attained Sports College status in 1998, the seventeenth school to do so.[4][5] A new £26 million building which was completed in September 2008, has replaced the original block.[6]

On 1 July 2011, Penryn College formally gained academy status.[7] The latest Ofsted inspection (June 2022) saw the school retain its status as 'good',[8] following its 2 previous inspections in April 2012 and February 2017.[9][10]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Ofsted: Penryn College (accessed 30 November 2008)
  3. ^ Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: School Search: Penryn College[permanent dead link‍] (accessed 30 April 2008)
  4. ^ Penryn College: About Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 30 April 2008)
  5. ^ Penryn College: Index Archived 2007-11-22 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 30 April 2008)
  6. ^ Penryn College New Building Archived 2 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 27 November 2008)
  7. ^ "Penryn College". OFSTED. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Inspection of a good school" (PDF). 14 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Penryn College: Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. 25–26 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ^ "[Letter to head teacher]" (PDF). Ofsted. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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