General News
British Science Week: ‘Just a Minute’ Experiment
14 March 2024As part of British Science Week, and this year’s theme of ‘time’, our Science team ran an experiment to test…
Pupils Look into Future at Local ‘CreaTech’ Event
13 March 2024Tuesday saw over 40 of our Year 9 students attend ‘Imagination Unleashed’ at the Hall for Cornwall – an event…
Maths Challenge = Maths Stars!
12 March 2024Earlier this year, 50 of our students competed in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge, aimed at Year 10 and 11…
History Trip to Berlin!
11 March 2024Last month saw our Year 11 students enjoy an unforgettable trip to Berlin, Germany, where they learned about the city’s…
Fantastic World Book Day!
08 March 2024We enjoyed a fantastic World Book Day here at Penryn College on Thursday, with many students and members of staff…
British Science Week: What’s Happening?
07 March 2024Next week is British Science Week, and we are celebrating it with lots of activities here at Penryn College! Check…
Students Gain Insight into Working Life at Pendennis Shipyard
06 March 2024Last month, as part of National Apprenticeship Week, a group of our students visited Pendennis Shipyard, gaining a fantastic insight…
Harry’s Title-Winning Weekend
05 March 2024A big well done to Year 11 student, Harry, who last week won the Elite Western Counties Boxing Championship! Harry’s…
St Piran’s Day House Competition
04 March 2024St Piran’s Day takes place on Tuesday 5 March and, as part of our celebrations, our History Leaders are running…
Pendennis Shipyard Training Manager to Attend Symposium
02 March 2024We are delighted to confirm that Pendennis Shipyard Training Manager, Steve Hancock, will be joining a host of other inspiring…
Plans for World Book Day!
01 March 2024What’s Happening? On Thursday 7 March, we will be celebrating World Book Day here at Penryn College! Students will have…
World Book Day: Staff’s Favourite Childhood Reads!
29 February 2024As part of the build-up to World Book Day, some of our members of staff have been sharing their favourite…
Pupils Begin Penning Replies to French Friends
28 February 2024After receiving their long-delayed penpal letters from pupils at Collège St Louis earlier this month, many of our Year 8…
Students Take Part in Cornwall Youth Council Voting
27 February 2024Classrooms turned into polling stations this week as our students voted candidates to represent the Truro/Falmouth Constituency for the Cornwall…
An Afternoon of Animals at Duchy College!
26 February 2024Last week saw our Year 11 Animal Care and Horticulture students spend time with rabbits, birds and more at Duchy…
Special Week for Sports Teams Following Three County Titles
23 February 2024It’s been a fantastic week for our sports sides, with our U12 Netball team, U13 Hockey team, and U12 Jr.…
Magical High School Musical Production
22 February 2024Four wonderful shows, countless amazing performances, and a fantastic audience! A massive well done to everyone involved in this week’s…
Inspiring Languages Talk for Year 9 Students
20 February 2024We were delighted to welcome founder of Mingalaba and former Arsenal Community Outreach Officer, Steve Eadon, to the school this…
Award-Winning Author to Attend Symposium
19 February 2024We are excited to announce that multi-award winning author, Wyl Menmuir, will be sharing his knowledge and expertise at next…
World Book Day: Character Costume Competition
13 February 2024We’re really looking forward to celebrating this year’s World Book Day, which takes place on Thursday 7 March! As part…