Penair School is a secondary school located in Truro. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 20/04/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.4%, which is 2.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Clement, Truro, TR1 1TN
Website: http://www.penair.cornwall.sch.uk
Telephone: 01872274737
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Headteacher James Davidson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136567

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 20/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1015
Number of Boys: 552
Number of Girls: 463

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.15 Confidence interval -0.34 to 0.04
Of the 182 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 173 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:30%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:47%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:46.6
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.87
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Truro Nursery School
Higher Trehaverne , TR1 3RJ 		4out of 4 2,102 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Tregolls School - an Academy
Chellew Road , TR1 1LH 		3out of 4 366 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Bodmin Road , TR1 1BN 		3out of 4 1,310 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE School, Truro
Higher Trehaverne , TR1 3RJ 		4out of 4 2,058 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bosvigo School
Chapel Hill , TR1 3BJ 		3out of 4 2,326 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Penair School
St Clement , TR1 1TN 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Truro School
Trennick Lane , Truro TR1 1TH 		- not rated 1,236 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Pencalenick School
St Clement , TR1 1TE 		3out of 4 1,711 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Polwhele House School
Polwhele , TR4 9AE 		- not rated 2,236 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Truro High School
Falmouth Road , TR1 2HU 		- not rated 2,359 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Treyew Road , TR1 3AS 		4out of 4 2,928 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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