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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…

Experience our Open Evening – in photos
26 September 2016“I came from a primary school with only 100 pupils, but after a few days it doesn’t feel so…

Penryn College on the road to glory as they enter this season’s ESFA PlayStation®Schools’ Cup
21 September 2016With the summer break now over, it’s back to the classroom and onto the sports fields for Penryn College who…

5 reasons why our boys are doing so well at GCSE
20 September 2016We were jumping for joy when we saw how well boys had performed at GCSE this year. They achieved over 63%…

Our young designers meet commercial challenge set by St Austell Brewery
16 September 2016Year 11 student, Matilda Fuller, has already started her interior design career by winning a competition run by St Austell…

Year 9 give royalty a real Penryn welcome
14 September 2016Our Year Nine students lined Market Street, Penryn on Thursday 8th September to welcome His Royal Highness Prince Richard, Duke…

Calling all ex-students: could you inspire our students to make a career choice of their dreams?
14 September 2016Mrs Bastian, our Work-Related Learning Manager says: We’ve teamed up with education charity Future First, who are helping us to…

This is what Mr Lugg did in the first week of September!
14 September 2016On September 1, Dan Lugg, our Peninsula Schools Sports Partnership Co-ordinator, was part of a six person team who ran a…

Record numbers attend our Summer School Activities Programme
13 September 2016Record numbers attended the college Summer School in August – with 100 activities to attend, and over 1000 sessions…

William wows us with his sailing success!
12 September 2016Year 8 student Will Laity has been busy this summer while some of us have been chilling. In August…

Mayor tells our students: “Penryn is proud of you”
09 September 2016Every one of our 1117 students sat up and listened to Penryn Mayor, Mark Snowdon, welcome them back after the summer…

Record breaking results
25 August 201625/08/2016 Penryn College celebrates ‘Gold Medal’ GCSE success for students Students at Penryn College had their own ‘Olympic’ golden…

Arwenack win Sports Day
28 June 2016Arwenack were 2016 Sports Day victors and celebrated Kirie Bush and Sam Yendle getting their hands on the cup after the…

Sports Day under way
24 June 2016Sports Day got under way this morning despite the indifferent weather. All pupils took part in inclusive activities during the…

Pupils show the chef how they roll
23 June 2016Today, Thursday 23rd June, some of the College pupils had the pleasure of working with the Chartwells area chef, Paul…

Falmouth University Film and TV Workshop
16 June 2016Two students from Falmouth University joined our Year 10 media students last week for a special session on ‘green screens’.…