Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
Penbrea Road, Penzance, TR18 3NX
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Sean Wiltshire
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- WAVE Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- St Ives
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 54
- Pupils on roll
- 44
- URN
- 139760
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01736332341
About this school
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy is a special academy in Penzance. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 44 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Penwith Alternative Provision Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Penwith Alternative Provision Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 33 |
| 2024/25 | 42 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 78.57%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nancealverne School0.5 miles
Academies · Penzance
-
The Cornwall Independent School6.2 miles
Independent schools · Hayle
-
St Mary's Catholic School, Penzance0.1 miles
Primary · Penzance
-
Humphry Davy School0.2 miles
Secondary · Penzance
-
Pensans Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Penzance
Other schools in Penzance
- Nancealverne School Academies
- Alverton Primary School Primary
- Germoe Community Primary School Primary
- Gulval School Primary
- Heamoor Community Primary School Primary
- Ludgvan School Primary
- Madron Daniel Church of England School Primary
- Madron Daniel CofE (VA) School Primary
- Mousehole School Primary
- Nancledra School Primary
- Newlyn School Primary
- Pendeen School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Penwith Alternative Provision Academy teach?
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is a special school in Penzance.
- Who is the principal of Penwith Alternative Provision Academy?
- The principal of Penwith Alternative Provision Academy is Mr Sean Wiltshire, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Penwith Alternative Provision Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Penwith Alternative Provision Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Penwith Alternative Provision Academy?
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy has 44 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Penwith Alternative Provision Academy full?
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy has capacity for 54 pupils and 44 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Penwith Alternative Provision Academy a faith school?
- No. Penwith Alternative Provision Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Penwith Alternative Provision Academy part of an academy trust?
- Penwith Alternative Provision Academy is part of WAVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Penwith Alternative Provision Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Penwith Alternative Provision Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.