All-through
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 44 of 54 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 4.7
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Trust
- WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 10.4
- All staff (FTE)
- 15.1
- Pupils per adult
- 3.2
- Pupils
- 49
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected January 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
October 2022
Previous framework
Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
- Leadership and governanceInadequate
- Personal developmentInadequate
- Quality of educationInadequate
Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Cornwall admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Sean Wiltshire
- Address
- Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX
- Telephone
- 01736332341