Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Pupil referral and alternative provision schoolPenwith Alternative Provision Academy is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in Cornwall, for pupils aged 3 to 16. It had 44 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 8 January 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Mary's Catholic School, PenzancePrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)120 m
- Humphry Davy SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), May 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional)280 m
- Pensans Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Nancealverne SchoolSpecial. Improved significantly, January 2025790 m
- Gulval SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Mounts Bay AcademySecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Cornwall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.