Truro High School For Girls A GSG School
- Truro High School For Girls
Falmouth Road
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2HU - Head: Mrs Sarah Matthews
- T 01872 272830
- F 01872 279393
- E [email protected]
- W www.trurohigh.co.uk
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 19 with a linked junior school
- Read about the best schools in Cornwall
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Cornwall
- Pupils: 287; sixth formers: 45
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: Day £16,398; Boarding £30,798 - £33,690 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Truro High School Preparatory Department
What The Good Schools Guide says..
This school could not do more for its girls if it tried. Pupils are engaged; staff are encouraging. ‘There is not one pupil who thinks themselves too cool for school; it is a haven for girls who want to embrace and excel at learning without the distractions of others with a different attitude, or boys,’ confirmed a parent. ‘Give it a go, girls!’ is the oft-repeated mantra referred to by parents whose daughters had access to choices from touch rugby to trampoline and were encouraged to find one in which they excelled. Nonetheless, we heard…
What the school says...
Truro High School achieves excellent academic results at all levels from our youngest pupils in reception through to those sitting GCSE and A Level examinations, for which we regularly sit at the top of the county league tables. The majority of Sixth Form students leave for Russell Group universities and go on to read a very diverse range of subjects. This is no surprise to us, as we treat each girl as an individual and help her to achieve her own aspirations. This is one of the reasons why we believe so strongly in providing an all-round education. We are passionate about sport, drama, textiles and fashion, cooking and baking, business enterprise, astronomy, engineering, science, leadership and so much more. We also believe that our pupils benefit immensely from a girls-only education: they are free to be themselves and to take on any and every opportunity. As part of this, we want to ensure that our girls are fully prepared for the complex world they are entering, where technology and a global perspective play an ever-increasing role. We aim to do all of this with a smile on our face, because we firmly believe ‘happy girls achieve’. ...Read more
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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.
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Sarah Matthews, previously interim head of St Mary’s Shaftesbury. Degree in philosophy and RS from Lancaster; PGCE from St Martin’s College. Spent 12 years at Stamford High School as pastoral head of year and housemistress before moving to Hong Kong for three years at Harrow Hong Kong, again as housemistress alongside teaching philosophy and RS. Moved back here to give her children a more British education; her daughter is at the school and her son at a local primary.
A warm, approachable figure with a reputation for nurturing and protecting every child in her care. Several of her former charges from Hong Kong followed her to Truro High as boarders and many old girls remain in touch to ask for advice and guidance way beyond her school remit.
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Special Education Needs
All girls, whatever their specific learning requirements, can expect support and guidance to enable them to achieve their best both within the classroom and beyond it. The department, which is centrally located, consists of a well- qualified, experienced and dedicated team which provides 1:1 or small group specialist support across the age range.
| 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 | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| 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 |
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