Penair School
Encyclopedia
Penair School is a secondary school
in Truro
, Cornwall
, United Kingdom
, for children aged 11–16. 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
. The school is situated at the top of St Clement's Hill, and has several playing fields. Dr Barbara Vann is the head teacher and Mr Robert Sharpe is the deputy head. It has also been given specialist status, as a Science College
, beginning in September 2004. As of Friday 1st April 2011 Penair School became an academy.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
, Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, for children aged 11–16. It is named after Penair House, a mansion built in the late 18th century by Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds
Robert Carthew Reynolds
Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds was a long serving and widely respected officer of the British Royal Navy who served in four separate major wars in a 52 year career...
. It is currently reviewed as an outstanding school by government inspectors Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
. The school is situated at the top of St Clement's Hill, and has several playing fields. Dr Barbara Vann is the head teacher and Mr Robert Sharpe is the deputy head. It has also been given specialist status, as a Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
, beginning in September 2004. As of Friday 1st April 2011 Penair School became an academy.
Aims
Our purpose is “To create a caring, learning community of high quality where everyone is valued for who they are and for what they may become.International links
Penair School has links with a number of schools around the world.- Rotorua Boys' High SchoolRotorua Boys' High SchoolRotorua Boys' High School is a state school educating boys from Year 9 to Year 13. It is situated just outside of the Rotorua CBD at the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Pukuatua Street in Rotorua, New Zealand....
, New Zealand - Rotorua Lakes High SchoolRotorua Lakes High SchoolRotorua Lakes High School, commonly known as Lakes High, or simply Lakes is a state school educating boys and girls from Year 9 to Year 13...
, New Zealand - Maris Stella CollegeMaris Stella CollegeMaris Stella College in Negombo is one of the best and oldest Catholic Colleges in Sri Lanka, founded by the Marist Brothers in 1922.- History :...
, Sri Lanka - Stratford-upon-Avon High SchoolStratford-upon-Avon High SchoolStratford-upon-AvonSchool is a state school that educates girls and boys, 11-18 year olds, in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The High School teaches Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5...
, Warwickshire(UK international partner school)
Notable former pupils
- Tom VoyceTom VoyceThomas Michael Dunstan Voyce is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester and England.-Biography:...
, an English rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who plays at wing or fullback for Gloucester Rugby and EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... - Staff Sergeant Olaf SchmidOlaf SchmidStaff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid GC was a British Army bomb disposal expert who was killed in action in the Afghanistan conflict. Schmid was posthumously awarded the George Cross after he made safe 70 devices before his death in October 2009...
, British Army winner of the George Cross.