News
Are we a rugby school? Oh yes!
29 November 2016Tom Excell, PE teacher, Head of House and rugby coach reflects on Penryn’s passion for rugby Just how keen are…
Sports round up – November 2016
23 November 2016Netball Penryn College U15’s Netball team beat Millfield. Penryn College played Millfield School at home on Thursday in the 3rd…
Year 9 Careers Fair connects curious students and enthusiastic employers
16 November 2016What a great evening! Last week our Work-Related Learning team invited local employers and colleges to meet our Year 9 students and…
Remembrance Day – In Pictures
15 November 2016n Friday the 11th of November 2016 students and staff at Penryn College organised and took part in a stunning…
Netball – sport in the spotlight
08 November 2016Netball at Penryn College: real success at all levels! Girls’ netball is a hugely popular sport at Penryn College. Here…
‘What a great bunch of thoughtful, active, committed students’
07 November 2016Our Press Officer was invited to sit in on debate at the latest School Council meeting. It has to be…
Latest sports round up for week ending 21st Oct
31 October 2016Netball Netball v Richard Lander Years 7 – 9 all won their matches! Football Year 10s v Humphrey Davy School, Penzance…
How our new Prefect Team makes a difference
31 October 2016Each school year we appoint a new prefect team – it’s a big deal for us and them, and individual…
Purple 4 Polio: selling crocus bulbs for a great cause
31 October 2016Members of our Interact Club, a youth division of Penryn Rotary Club, are doing their bit to help eradicate a once…
Riders Alex and Tom win 4X team trophy and individual national places
31 October 2016Alex Piper and Tom Bell have both won national places in the British Cycling 4X Series 2016. Tom won 2nd place…
Our boys get stuck into some great local charity work
27 October 2016Interact members help out at memory garden at Gyllyngdune Five months after green-fingered volunteers both young and old had…
Expert engineers pump enthusiasm into Penryn College STEM curriculum
25 October 2016On Friday 60 Year 8 students were propelled into an emergency disaster simulation by a team from local engineering company, Watson-Marlow…
‘Mum, I’m getting an ECDL!’
18 October 2016Don’t panic – Mr Yule, Head of ICT, answers some FAQs What is an ECDL? This is possibly the world’s…
This week’s sports round up here!
18 October 2016Sometimes the newsletter just doesn’t have the space for everything that happens on the sports field, so here is a…
We believe school sports doesn’t get any better anywhere in the south-west!
17 October 2016It’s hard to believe, but Penryn College is even more sports-mad than ever! There have been huge increases in children…
Students have their say: our student survey gets a reaction!
10 October 2016Students’ opinions shape school improvements Last summer term we conducted our school wide student opinion survey – we call it…
It helps to talk: support for all students
03 October 2016This month Penryn College published a leaflet called ‘talk@Penryn College’. It is just one of the ways we are using…
Will on a winning streak!
30 September 2016Will Laity continues to have stunning success in his sailing! This week he won a Bronze medal in…
Shining the Light Fantastic! Our amazing Arts Leaders involved in a first for Penryn and Cornwall!
28 September 2016Penryn will see an original light show projected onto the walls of Penryn Town Hall this weekend (Saturday October 1st 8-10pm).…
Penryn students headed outdoors this month (just try stopping ‘em!)
28 September 2016We have a phenomenal outdoor education programme and September’s activities just prove it! None of these expeditions or activities would…
