Penair School

Academy in Truro, Cornwall, England

50°16′03″N 5°01′51″W / 50.26753°N 5.03081°W / 50.26753; -5.03081InformationTypeAcademyMottoDisce Ut Vivas : Learn [in order] to liveEstablished1980Department for Education URN136567 TablesOfstedReportsHeadteacherJames DavidsonGenderCoeducationalAge11 to 16Enrolment>1000HousesSennen, Gylingvase, Crantock, Fistral (used for sporting events and competitions, but little else)Colour(s)Blue (house colours in order: green, yellow, red, blue)Websitewww.penair.cornwall.sch.uk

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 ‘good’ by government inspectors Ofsted,^[1] with the last inspection at the time of writing having taken place on 17 May 2017.

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 Meloney Eastburn-Cutts both being Deputy Heads.^[2]

Former headteachers

1991 - 1997 - Pat Mcgovern
1997 - 2013 - Barbara Vann
2013 - 2015 - Nicky Edmondson

Notable former pupils

Jason Dawe, Automotive Journalist at The Sunday Times and TV presenter^{[citation needed]}
Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, George Cross holder^[3]
Tom Voyce, rugby union player, for London Welsh and England^[4]

References

^ Ofsted Inspection Report 2017
^ "Penair School - Staff List". Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ "Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid". Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
^ Wildman, Rob (10 May 2001). "Voyce confident of making a big noise". Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2013.