Truro School A GSG School
- Truro School
Trennick Lane
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 1TH - Head: Andy Johnson
- T 01872 272763
- E admissions@truroschool.com
- W www.truroschool.com/
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked prep school
- Read about the best schools in Cornwall
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Cornwall
- Pupils: 858; sixth formers: 181
- Religion: Methodist
- Fees: Day £16,755; Boarding £28,605 - £33,297 pa
- Open days: Setpember/October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Truro School Prep
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Pupils are encouraged and celebrated for working hard and engaging in lessons, and they really do. The level of enthusiasm and eloquence from pupils throughout the lessons we sat in was striking, made easier by inspirational and upbeat teachers who are also very open to comms with parents, with one parent laughing, ‘I have learned not to send them a message late at night as they always reply straight away and I feel guilty!’ The icing on the cake is the bespoke...
What the school says...
Truro School has a Methodist foundation and those values permeate school life. We strive for a happy, purposeful, and well-ordered environment that is welcoming to all. We support and supportively challenge our pupils to be curious, compassionate, creative, courageous and confident across their unique educational and personal journeys.
High quality teaching helps each pupil to grow and realise their academic potential so that they take the best possible results into a qualification-conscious world but, equally significantly, pupils are encouraged to develop skills, interests, confidence and leadership qualities through a broad range of cultural and physical opportunities, and taking on a variety of responsibilities.
It is a privilege to be part of our school and the school is proud of its pupils. I hope that you will come and meet them and us. I am certain that you will find a warm welcome. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2020, Andy Johnson MA PGCE, previously deputy head academic at St Dunstan’s College, London. Born in Wales and raised in London, he was educated at Westminster School, where the spark was lit on viewing education as a journey of inspirational curiosity. After reading history at Cambridge, he toyed with the idea of a career in law but a bit of soul-searching brought him to teaching. Following his PGCE at Leeds and a stint at Berkhamsted School, he spent 13 years at his alma mater of Westminster teaching history, serving as day housemaster and coaching football, tennis and cricket before taking arguably the biggest leap of his career, founding a sixth form free school, the London Academy of Excellence, in the deprived London borough of Newham. As deputy head he spent almost three years...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Truro School has a full-time SENCo and two part-time, trained SEN teachers who provide support and guidance for those with particular learning difficulties. The school also has links with educational psychologists for testing and assessment.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Cathedral School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Choristership |
| Truro School Prep | 2023 | Majority from junior school. |
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