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Truro School

Other independent school · Mixed · Cornwall

Trennick Lane, TR1 1TH

Website 01872272763

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

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No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

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No data

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

775

Capacity used

Has space

89%

875 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Other independent school
Age range
11–20
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Methodist
Admissions policy
Selective
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
Boarding school
Headteacher
Andrew Johnson
Address
Trennick Lane, Truro, TR1 1TH
Phone
01872272763
Local authority
Cornwall
Ward / constituency
Truro Tregolls · Truro and Falmouth
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
112076

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals———
English as additional language———
SEN support20%——
60% boys (468)40% girls (307)

775 pupils · 875 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).

Read the full Ofsted report

GCSE results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Attainment 8 score37.9——
Progress 8 score——0.00
Grade 5+ in English & maths0%——
Grade 4+ in English & maths0%——
EBacc average point score2.72——

A-level results

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Average points per entry42.65——

Average grade: B+ (England B-)

GCSE results over time

42.3201937.3202234.8202337.9202434.12025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 834.146
Grade 5+ English & maths0%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths0%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score2.54.1
Pupils in cohort125—

A-level results over time

40.58201946.35202241.17202342.65202444.372025

Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Average points per entry44.3735
Average gradeB+—
AAB or better (2 facilitating)33.3%17%
A-level students86—

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Religious Studies10535%75%87%
Combined Science7130%66%87%
Other Sciences5980%95%97%
Geography5751%81%93%
Biology5353%89%96%
Physics5250%85%94%
Chemistry5147%88%98%
Design & Technology4941%78%86%
Art and Design4137%83%90%
Drama2938%76%97%
Physical Education2326%78%87%
Computer Science2148%90%95%

A level

SubjectEntriesA*A*–AA*–B
Mathematics3030%57%77%
Psychology2516%40%76%
Biology2214%41%55%
Geology2050%85%90%
Business Studies2030%50%80%
Chemistry1926%79%89%
Economics1817%67%100%
History1619%50%81%
Geography150%13%67%
English Literature140%29%71%
Physics1217%50%83%
Drama and Theatre Studies110%18%73%

Oxbridge

<32020<32021<32022<320230202402025

Cambridge offers by year

No Cambridge offers this year

UCAS apply centre 10333: Truro School

Cambridge admissions12025
Applications≤5
Offers0
Success rate—
Accepted offers0

1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).

2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.