Penair School
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| Motto | Disce Ut Vivas : Learn [in order] to live |
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| Established | 1970s |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Barbara Vann |
| Specialism | Science College |
| Location |
St Clement's Hill Truro Cornwall TR1 1TN England Coordinates: 50°16′03″N 5°01′51″W / 50.26753°N 5.03081°W |
| DfE URN | 136567 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | 115 |
| Students | 1,151 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Houses | Levant, Crofty, Botallack, Geevor |
| Colours | Blue, Red, Green and Yellow |
| Website | www.penair.cornwall.sch.uk |
Penair School is a secondary academy school in Truro, Cornwall, England, for children aged 11 to 16. It is named after Penair House, a mansion built in the late 18th century by Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds. It is currently reviewed as an outstanding school by government inspectors Ofsted.[1] The school is situated at the top of St Clement's Hill, and has several playing fields as well as other facilities such as a fitness suite and an Astroturf pitch. Barbara Vann is the headteacher and Robert Sharpe is the deputy head. It has also been given specialist status, as a Science College, beginning in September 2004. On 1 April 2011, the school became an academy.
Notable former pupils
- Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, George Cross holder[2]
- Tom Voyce, rugby union player, for London Welsh and England[3]
References
- ↑ Ofsted Inspection Report 2009
- ↑ "Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
- ↑ Wildman, Rob (2001-05-10). "Voyce confident of making a big noise". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
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