Truro School A GSG School
- Truro School
Trennick Lane
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 1TH - Head: Andy Johnson
- T 01872 272763
- E [email protected]
- 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: 824; sixth formers: 193
- Religion: Methodist
- Fees: Day £20,765; Boarding £34,547 - £40,416 pa (last updated on 23/01/2025)
- Open days: Setpember/October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted 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 is a leading independent school in Cornwall for girls and boys aged 3-18. The school is situated over two campuses, with the senior school set within 40 acres of sports fields and open spaces overlooking Truro and its iconic cathedral, and a vibrant prep school located next to the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Truro School was founded with an ethos of compassionate ambition and delivers high academic standards supported and balanced alongside a well-developed and personalised pastoral support network, excellent facilities (including an exciting new music centre opening in 2026) and an award-winning range of co-curricular opportunities. ...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.
Sports
Fencing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
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
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| Not Applicable | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truro School Prep | 2024 | 91% to the senior school. |
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