Penrice Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Cornwall
Charlestown Road, St Austell, PL25 3NR
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 11/02/2025
Application demand
99%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,405
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
1,440 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
99%
1st preference success rate
273 of 277 families who put it first got an offer
273
Places offered
490
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 277 | 273 | ● 99% |
| 2nd preference | 173 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 490 | 273 | 56% |
1st preference success by year
Cornwall lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Richard Baker
- Address
- Charlestown Road, St Austell, PL25 3NR
- Phone
- 0172672163
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward / constituency
- St Austell Bethel & Holmbush · St Austell and Newquay
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136573
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 23% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
1,405 pupils · 1,440 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
11 February 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,452 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.32 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 52% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 88.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.85 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 272 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 271 | 27% | 60% | 80% | |
| English Language | 270 | 25% | 57% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 270 | 21% | 63% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 213 | 13% | 50% | 72% | |
| History | 167 | 17% | 36% | 50% | |
| Geography | 162 | 27% | 60% | 79% | |
| Spanish | 149 | 15% | 46% | 59% | |
| French | 90 | 12% | 56% | 66% | |
| Biology | 57 | 58% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 57 | 58% | 100% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 60% | 100% | 100% | |
| Art and Design | 51 | 12% | 39% | 71% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Cornwall council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.