| Motto | Achieving through challenge |
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| Established | 1957 |
| Religion | Non-denominational |
| Headteacher | Marie Hunter |
| Location | Poltisko road Penryn Cornwall TR10 8PZ England |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| DfE URN | 112044 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 934 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Arwenack, Pendennis, Killigrew, Gluvias |
| Colours | Black |
| Publication | Pennant |
| Website | Penryn College |
Penryn College is an LEA-maintained mixed secondary school and Sports College in the Cornish town of Penryn, United Kingdom. It has 934 pupils in the age range 11–16 years.[1][2] The head teacher is Marie Hunter.
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Established in 1957 in Falmouth, it moved to its present location in 1961, and attained Sports College status in 1998, the seventeenth school to do so.[3][4] A new £26 million building, completed in September 2008, has replaced the original block.[5] New facilities include a sports hall, activity suite, gym, dance studio and drama studio.
Its latest Ofsted rating was grade 1 (outstanding),[6] and the school has a "leading edge" designation from the Department for Children, Schools and Families.[3] Penryn College was listed as one of the hundred most improved schools by the Department for Education and Employment; other achievements include a South West Education Business Partnership Award, runner-up in the national "Family of Schools" Award, and the Sportsmark.[7]
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