Penair School

Penair School is a secondary academy school in Truro, Cornwall, England, for children aged 11 to 16. It is named after Penair House, a mansion built in the late 18th century by Rear-Admiral Robert Carthew Reynolds. It is currently graded as ‘good’ by government inspectors Ofsted,^[1] with the last inspection at the time of writing having taken place on 17 May 2017.

Penair School
Address
St Clement's Hill Truro, Cornwall , TR1 1TN England
Coordinates	50°16′03″N 5°01′51″W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Disce Ut Vivas : Learn [in order] to live
Established	1980
Department for Education URN	136567 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	James Davidson
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	>1000
Houses	Sennen, Gylingvase, Crantock, Fistral (used for sporting events and competitions, but little else)
Colour(s)	Blue (house colours in order: green, yellow, red, blue)
Website	www.penair.cornwall.sch.uk

The school is at the top of St Clement's Hill, and has several playing fields as well as other facilities such as a fitness suite and an AstroTurf pitch. James Davidson became Penair's Headteacher in September 2015.^[2]

Notable former pupils

• Jason Dawe, Automotive Journalist at The Sunday Times and TV presenter^{[citation needed]}
• Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid, George Cross holder^[3]
• Tom Voyce, rugby union player, for London Welsh and England^[4]