Penair School
Academy converter secondary school in Truro (Cornwall).
Location
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Penair is a Secondary School which became an Academy Trust in April 2011. We are based in Truro, Cornwall and currently have more than 1,150 students aged between 11-16 years old. Penair is an inclusive school, focused on ensuring that all our students make good progress and have the opportunity to pursue the subjects that interest them.
Our purpose is to create a caring, learning community of high quality where everyone is valued for who they are and for what they may become. Penair believes that every pupil is entitled to a broad, balanced and meaningful education. It is our aim to build on every child's potential and to help them achieve to the very best of their ability.
We offer a wide variety of subjects and are very proud of the range of excellent extra curricular activities Penair School has to offer.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136567
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (23 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.19 governors are linked to a profile (18 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Fiona Jane McGee Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Robyn Trowman Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Greg Hobbs | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Clague Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Tullett (likely) | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Tullett (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Richard Schofield Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tom Mason Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew John Brigden Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Mat Spencer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Carlos John Howard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Parham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Parker Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mrs Laura Keam | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Dr Shaun Pope Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Craig Pascoe Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Mary Seale Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mrs Gillian Hakin Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| James Davidson Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 | |
| Mr James C Davidson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr Nicholas Denis Vincent Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2015 |
| Ms Robyn Trowman Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Shaun Pope Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sally Wood | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record