Penryn College
{{About|the school in Penryn, United Kingdom|the school in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa|Penryn College (South Africa)}}
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{{Infobox school
| name = Penryn College
| image = Penryn College.jpg
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| logo = Penryn College Logo.png
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| motto = Achieving through challenge
| established = 1957
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| type = Academy
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| head = Claire Croxall
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| specialist = Sports
| address = Poltisko Road
| city = Penryn
| county = Cornwall
| country = England
| postcode = TR10 8PZ
| local_authority = Cornwall
| ofsted = yes
| urn = 136852
| dfeno = 908/4149
| staff =
| enrolment = 1154
| gender = Coeducational
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 16
| houses = Arwenack, Pendennis, Killigrew, Gluvias
| colours = {{color box|Black}} Black {{color box|Red}} Red
| publication = News reports on website
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| website = http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/
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Penryn College is a mixed secondary academy school and Sports College in the Cornish town of Penryn, England, United Kingdom. It has 1,154 [https://snobe.co.uk/schools/penryn-college] pupils in the age range of 11 to 16 years.[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_providers/full/(urn)/136852 Ofsted: Penryn College] (accessed 30 November 2008)[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) The head teacher is Claire Croxall.
History
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.[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)[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) A new £26 million building which was completed in September 2008, has replaced the original block.[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)
On 1 July 2011, Penryn College formally gained academy status.{{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}} The latest Ofsted inspection (June 2022) saw the school retain its status as 'good',{{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}} following its 2 previous inspections in April 2012 and February 2017.{{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}}{{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}}
Incidents
On the 16th of June 2025, John Harvey, a former assistant head teacher, was taken to court over the accusation of befriending a 16 year old female pupil and having sexual intercourse with them on multiple occasions.{{Cite web |last=Vergnault |first=Olivier |date=2025-06-16 |title=Teacher and safeguarding lead accused of having sex with pupil |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/teacher-safeguarding-lead-accused-having-10267052 |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Cornwall Live |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-06-17 |title=Former deputy head had sex in his car with pupil 15 times, court told |url=https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/25246689.deputy-head-penryn-college-accused-sex-pupil/ |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=Falmouth Packet |language=en}} The case was taken to court and the jury found Harvey not guilty.
Notable alumni
- Luke Jephott (Footballer)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071122215759/http://www.penryn-college.cornwall.sch.uk/index.htm School site]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/06/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/908_4149.stm BBC: Education League Tables: Penryn College]
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Category:Educational institutions established in 1957
Category:Academies in Cornwall
Category:Secondary schools in Cornwall