Established 1970s Headteacher Mr James Davidson Phone +44 1872 274737 Staff 115 | Type Academy DfE URN 136567 Tables Number of students 936 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
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Location St Clement's Hill
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 1TN
England Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports Address St. Clement's Hill, Truro TR1 1TN, UK Motto Learn [in order] to live (Disce Ut Vivas) Similar Richard Lander School, Truro School, Truro and Penwith College, Penryn College, Truro High School for Girls Profiles | ||
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Penair School is a secondary academy school in Truro, Cornwall, England, for children aged 11 to 16. It is named after Penair House, a mansion built in the late 18th century by Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds. It is currently graded as a school that requires improvement by government inspectors Ofsted.
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The school is situated at the top of St Clement's Hill, and has several playing fields as well as other facilities such as a fitness suite and an Astroturf pitch. James Davidson became Penair's Headteacher in September 2015 with Robert Sharpe and Mrs Eastburn-Cutts both being Deputy Heads..
In 2004, the school was Specialist Schools Status as a Science College and converted to become an Academy in 2011. Penair School is a member of the Truro and Roseland Learning Community and is the sponsor for Tregolls School, a primary academy in Truro.