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BMX Race Club – Sign up now
10 October 2025Starting Monday 20th October, join us after school at Cornwall BMX Race Club, Blackwater for an incredible opportunity to develop…

U15 Netball County Champions
09 October 2025A huge congratulations to our U15 Netball Team, who were crowned Cornwall County Champions after an incredible day of competition…

Subject Support & Practice Sessions- Updated Schedule
06 October 2025Our after-school support sessions continue this term, helping students prepare for the upcoming November Mocks. These sessions are a fantastic…

GCSE Results Day 2025
08 July 2025The Department for Education has confirmed that GCSE Results Day will take place on Thursday 21 August 2025. Results can…

Ex-Penryn College Students: We Need You!
04 July 2025Please see a message below from our Careers team regarding an upcoming Careers event! Message from Careers Team Dear Penryn…

Efforts of Staff Praised by Cornwall Council
03 July 2025The hard work and dedication of our Careers and ARB teams in helping our students transition into further education/training has…

Class of 2025 Prom: Photo Gallery
02 July 2025Last week saw our Year 11 students reunite for the Class of 2025 Prom at The Falmouth Hotel! Check out…

Award-Winning Author Visits Penryn College
01 July 2025Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize winner, Andy Mulligan, whose novel Trash was adapted into a hit film starring Martin Sheen, paid…

MFL Trip to Alicante!
30 June 2025Our Year 9 and 10 MFL students enjoyed a fabulous trip to Alicante, Spain, in June! Pupils practised their Spanish…

Duolingo Competition Winners!
27 June 2025The MFL Summer Term Duolingo Competition is over, and we can now reveal the winners! A big well done to…

Science Investigations!
26 June 2025In recent weeks, our Year 8 students have been exploring scientific methods and investigating what would make a good hand…

Fantastic Guest Lecture on Classical Civilisations
25 June 2025We were delighted to welcome Truro College’s Classical Civilisations lecturer, Stuart, into the school this week to deliver a taster…

Sports Day 2025!
24 June 2025With over 30 different activities/events, ranging from BMX racing and fete games, to track & field and pickleball, this year’s…

Pupils Narrowly Miss Out on National Team Golf Finals
23 June 2025A big well done to all seven of our students who represented Penryn College in the recent Cornwall Schools Team…

Special Careers Talk with Local GP
22 June 2025We were delighted to welcome GP Dr Hyde to the school this month to provide our students with insight into…

National School Sports Week!
21 June 2025Last week was the Youth Sport Trust’s National School Sports Week, and to celebrate, we held football and netball tournaments…

Science & Nature Club: School Pond Restoration!
20 June 2025Our Science and Nature Club students have helped this baby newt (pictured below) thrive thanks to their hard work in…

Falmouth University Visit!
19 June 2025It was fantastic to have Falmouth University’s Sarah McCullough and Andy Aksu with us this week, who spoke to some…

DofE Students Recognised for Community Volunteering
18 June 2025Over the course of 12 months, 200 of our students worked in local charity shops, litter picked, worked with the…

Work Experience Week!
17 June 2025Our Year 10 students learnt lots of new skills and had a fantastic time on their work experience placements this…