Penair School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Truro, Cornwall
Penair School is a secondary school in Truro, Cornwall for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 March 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- St Clement, Truro, TR1 1TN
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,223 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 March 2023
Strengths
- “Penair School has high expectations of its pupils.”
- “Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum.”
- “Pupils who attend regularly achieve well.”
To improve
- “However, this is not always consistent.”
- “Pupils in key stage 3 sometimes learn more effectively than older pupils.”
- “The strong curriculum that is now in place in key stage 3 is not yet evident in published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 49.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 222 first-preference applications, 236 offers in total, 222 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Richard Lander School 3.2 mi School remains Good
- The Roseland Academy 5.5 mi School remains Outstanding
- Brannel School 7.9 mi Good
- Penryn College 8.0 mi School remains Good
- Falmouth School 8.1 mi Not judged
- Redruth School 9.4 mi Standards maintained
- Newquay Tretherras 10.4 mi School remains Good
- Treviglas Academy 10.5 mi Not judged