Bodmin College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,236 pupils
84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.0
Academy converter
Penrice Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,405of 1,440 places
- Free school meals
- 22.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 272
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 11 February 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Penrice Community College (URN 112051, until 1 April 2011).
What the data says
Penrice Academy has no sixth form. Of the 273 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 27% moved to a sixth form college, 56% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 55% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 50.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Cornwall, with 52% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Nearly everyone studies a modern language to GCSE (Spanish, French entries add up to 88% of the cohort), which is rare outside selective and independent schools.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cornwall and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Penrice Academy | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 273 | 5,628 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 91% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 81% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 15% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 27% | 11% | 13% |
| — further education college | 56% | 54% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Penrice Academy | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 50.9 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 52% | 43% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 74% | 64% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 89% | 28% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.85 | 3.89 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 18% | 23% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 39.4 | 33.0 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 53.4 | 48.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 2% | 3% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 271 | 100% | 88% | 27% | 22% | 80% |
| English Literature | 270 | 99% | 86% | 21% | 21% | 79% |
| English Language | 270 | 99% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 76% |
| Combined Science | 213 | 78% | 65% | 13% | 9% | 72% |
| History | 167 | 61% | 41% | 17% | 26% | 50% |
| Geography | 162 | 60% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 79% |
| Spanish | 149 | 55% | 19% | 15% | 27% | 59% |
| French | 90 | 33% | 18% | 12% | 29% | 66% |
| Biology | 57 | 21% | 23% | 58% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 57 | 21% | 23% | 60% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 57 | 21% | 23% | 58% | 46% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 10% | 9% | 18% | 28% | 89% |
| Physical Education | 28 | 10% | 11% | 46% | 24% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 8% | 13% | 22% | 30% | 70% |
| Photography | 23 | 8% | 6% | 4% | 19% | 48% |
| Sociology | 17 | 6% | 4% | 29% | 21% | 94% |
| Music | 4 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 64 | — | — |
| Sports / Movement Science | 53 | — | — |
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | 44 | — | — |
| Engineering Studies | 38 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 36 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 25 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 14 | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | 13 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Cornwall
Brannel School
Academy sponsor led · 888 pupils
72% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.6
Budehaven Community School
Foundation school · sixth form · 1,145 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.4
Callington Community College
Academy converter · sixth form · 887 pupils
75% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.0
Camborne Science and International Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,751 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Cape Cornwall School
Academy sponsor led · 302 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.