Laura Pedlar 
There were lots of smiles and happy tears as Brannel School’s Class of 2023 opened their exam results, surrounded by their friends, families and teachers. Brannel School had strong results across a wider range of GCSE and vocational subjects, particularly in Science, English, French, Photography and Performing Arts. Headteacher, Chris Liles, said “Our results are … Read more
On behalf of all staff and students at Brannel School, we would like to extend a warm invitation to our Open Evening arranged for Thursday 5th October, from 5pm. We are looking forward to opening our doors to prospective families who want to find out more about Brannel and what it’s like to be a … Read more
Our summer newsletter is packed with photos and stories from Brannel School. You can read it here, along with past editions of our Inspire newsletter.
As another fantastic school year draws to an end, we are already looking ahead to the next one. We are delighted and proud to announce that Brannel School will become a ‘phone-free school’ from September 2023. We have always had a ‘no-phone’ policy, however, this is becoming increasingly hard to enforce and we are seeing … Read more
Year 11 students celebrated the end of their time at Brannel School with a night of glitz and glamour at the Atlantic Hotel in Newquay. Students certainly pulled out all the stops to arrive in style with all sorts of vehicles, including motorbikes, a truck, luxury cars and a horse! The night was enjoyed by … Read more
This year, Brannel School entered the Magistrates Court Mock Trial Competition for the first time. The competition is an active learning experience offered by Young Citizens to students in years 8 and 9. The competition involves specially written cases so students can try the law against their peers in courthouses around the UK. The team … Read more
During Brannel Challenge, Year 10 students have been taking part in a pilot project with Cornwall College to try out different trades at the St Austell campus. The project aims to introduce students to a variety of careers and college options, with hands-on practical construction tasks to challenge them. Many of the Year 10 students … Read more
We were thrilled to welcome Floyd Steadman to talk to students in Year 7 to 10 in April. Floyd shared his inspirational journey from being a young boy living in the care system to achieving greatness on the rugby pitch with Saracens. His determination to challenge unconscious bias saw him become the first black headteacher … Read more
We are pleased to share a change to our school uniform which will be introduced this September, at the start of the new academic year. The change is being introduced to improve the current standard of uniform being worn by our students, and to ensure that we have a smart uniform which is representative of the … Read more
With GCSE exams just around the corner, we wanted to wish our Year 11 students all the best for their exams with special messages from some of the staff at Brannel School.