School Governor Vacancy Information
School: Penair School
Trust: Penair School
Role type: Chair
About the vacancy:
Penair School is looking for a committed volunteer to join their board.
The school is situated in Truro and is in direct competition with another school on the other side of the town. The school received two consecutive OFSTED inspections graded ‘requires improvement’ coupled with falls in standards which resulted in falling rolls from 1200 students in 2013 to a low of 873 in 2017. Since an improved OFSTED rating in April 2017 and again in March 2023 to ‘Good’, the school has built on this success improving every aspect of the experience for students at Penair. This has subsequently resulted in much higher recruitment with the school now having 1239 students on roll in March 2025. In addition, the school runs and funds its own bus service bringing in over 250 students from the North Coast who are outside our catchment area and this is due, in part, to parental demand/preference. The school was approached by the Local Authority to expand and increase its PAN to 270 for Year 7 intakes with a new 10 classroom block built Autumn 2022. The school has a strong governing body that have been stable for a number of years and have recently seen two new governors join the board. The Headteacher has been in post since 2015. The Leadership team has a mix of Leaders that have been long established at the school and 3 new members September 2025 that have brought fresh ideas to the existing team. For 2024 results the progress 8 figure is 0.05 which places Penair the 10th best school in Cornwall (the national average is -0.03). Penair was also the highest performing school in Cornwall for grades 5+ in both English and maths and 5th for Attainment 8 and top 10 for EBacc average point score.
Being a school governor is a commitment and a responsibility, but it’s also a rewarding position. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to improve education for children locally and see the impact of your decisions.
About Penair School:
| Unique Reference Number (URN) | 136567 |
| Address | St Clement,Truro,Cornwall,TR1 1TN |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Website | http://www.penair.cornwall.sch.uk |
| Type of establishment | Academy converter |
| Phase of education | Secondary |
| Usual start time of meetings | 5:30-7:30/8pm for Board and Committee meetings. Other meeting times can vary. |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Date of last Ofsted | 29/03/2023 00:00:00 |
What do School Governors do?
You can read more about the role of a school governor on our website.
Role type: Chair –Â there are different types of vacancies on boards; you can read more about each one on our website.
What Penair School is looking for:
| Commitment to the role | Essential |
| Ability to support and challenge | Essential |
| Willingness to learn | Essential |
| Desire to work collaboratively with the board | Essential |
| Finance | Desirable |
Next Steps:
If you’re interested in applying for this vacancy, please complete your application form. You’ll be asked if there is a school of a specific interest in your application form, so please do include the school name.
Alternatively, if you have questions before applying, please contact our Recruitment Team