Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
1 live vacancyPenzance · Cornwall
WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 11 member schools: 1 special school, 10 alternative provision settings. Local authorities: Cornwall | Devon. Regions: South West. — from the WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST public record.
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy is a other academy in Penzance, Cornwall, part of WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy is a other academy in Penzance, Cornwall. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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Penzance· £23,114 - £23,893Direct with schoolPosted 8 Oct 2026· Closes 9 Nov 2026Advertised by the school
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School information
- Official name
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
- Address
- Penbrea Road
- Postcode
- TR18 3NX
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Ives
- URN (official identifier)
- 139760
- Establishment number
- 1102
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Other
- Age range
- 3–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 44
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 54
- School type
- Alternative provision academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Headteacher
- Mr Christian Denley
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 8 Jan 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.waveedu.org
- Telephone
- 01736332341
- Date opened
- 1 Jun 2013
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 44 | 71,237 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 70.5% | 23.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 88.6% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 11.4% | 4.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 0.0% | 3.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
8 published inspections for Penwith Alternative Provision Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Read report- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 29 Jan 2025
· Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Read report- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Taking effective action towards the removal of special measures
Report published 14 Mar 2024
· S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SM
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Inadequate
Report published 4 Dec 2022
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Outstanding
Report published 11 Feb 2019
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 8 Jun 2015
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Penwith Short Stay School (URN 134753)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Mar 2012
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Penwith PRU (URN 134753)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 26 Nov 2008
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Penwith EOOS Centre (URN 134753)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 15 Dec 2005
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £35,000 for 31 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 70.5% | 23.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £795 | £313 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Alternative provision · 55 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | Cornwall average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,410,000 £25,636 per pupil | £28,277 | £33,057 |
| Total spending | £1,137,000 £20,673 per pupil | £23,946 | £30,077 |
| Teaching staff | £734,000 £13,345 per pupil · 64.6% | £15,288 · 63.8% | £13,382 · 44.5% |
| Education support staff | £144,000 £2,618 per pupil · 12.7% | £3,664 · 15.3% | £5,707 · 19.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £27,000 £491 per pupil · 2.4% | £957 · 4.0% | £1,456 · 4.8% |
| …of which agency supply | £27,000 £491 per pupil · 2.4% | £957 · 4.0% | £1,324 · 4.4% |
| In-year balance | £273,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £0 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £34,636 per pupil, supply and agency £848 per pupil — spending down £13,964 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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