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Academy alternative provision converter · Cornwall

Penwith Alternative Provision Academy

  • 3–16Ages
  • 44Pupils
  • Alternative provisionPhase
  • 139760URN

Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX · School website

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Leadership and management

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Graded inspection · 8 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
AreaOutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequate
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

School details

Type
Academy alternative provision converter
Phase
Not applicable
URN · DfE number
139760 · 908/1102
Trust
Wave Multi Academy Trust
Capacity
54 pupils · 44 on roll
Free school meals
70.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened
1 June 2013
Replaced
Penwith Short Stay School (URN 134753)
Address
Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX
Local authority
Cornwall

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources