Penair School
A Science College
Welcome to Penair School - serving Truro in Cornwall
"Learn in order to live"
Penair School is an outstandingly successful 11-16 comprehensive school in Truro, Cornwall.
"Penair is an open and welcoming school.
Our purpose is 'To create a caring, learning community of high quality where everyone is valued for who they are and for what they may become'. We constantly seek to improve what we do for students; they are our reason for being here."
Dr Barbara Vann
Headteacher
Ofsted 2009
From our most recent Ofsted Report
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"This is an outstanding school. Strong leadership by the headteacher, particularly regarding the emphasis on improvement, has helped the school maintain high quality provision and outcomes. Staff embrace change and work alongside students in reviewing the impact of any actions."
"Students, given their starting points, progress well and, as a result of the good teaching and learning, they attain high standards."
"Effective safeguarding systems contribute to outstanding quality care, support and guidance for students. They say they feel extremely safe and secure and this contributes to their extremely positive attitudes to work, and their preparedness to focus and involve themselves in their learning. Relationships in lessons are very positive and the students want to learn. They show initiative and work together very well, reacting enthusiastically to the varied activities presented to them during lessons. Behaviour is outstanding."
"Students are well motivated by the outstanding curriculum, aspects of which
contribute extremely well to their excellent personal and social development."
Click here to read the full report
Integrated Health Centre Opening
The new Integrated Health Centre (named "Bywva", Cornish for Place of Life) was opened by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall on 3rd July 2009. Click here for photographs.
Our Local Collaborative Partnerships
Penair has very strong collaborative links with Truro College, Cornwall College (St Austell), Cornwall College (Camborne) and the nearby Richard Lander School, The Roseland Community School and Pencalenick School, working with them on a range of initiatives and projects.
Click here for more information.
School Information
Last Termly Newsletter
Coming Up
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Week beginning 8 Feb.
Book Week -
Friday 12 Feb.
Non-uniform Day -
Mon 15 -Fri 19 Feb.
Half term holiday -
Mon 22 and Tue 23 Feb.
Staff Training Days (school closed to students) -
Wed. 24 Feb.
KS4 & Beyond Evening for Year 9 students and parents -
Thur. 25 Feb.
Twilight taster session at Truro College for Year 9 students
Head's Reports to Governors
Vacancies
School News
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Royal Visit to open IHC, July 2009
- photos
-BBC Spotlight clip
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