Truro High School
Falmouth Road, Truro, TR1 2HU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Anglican
- Headmaster
- Mrs Sarah Matthews
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 471
- Pupils on roll
- 368
- URN
- 112077
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01872272830
About this school
Truro High School is an Anglican girls' independent school in Truro. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 368 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Truro High School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Truro High School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1880, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 40 | 42 | 56 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.9 | 46.0 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Truro High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.9 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 385 |
| 2024/25 | 391 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 32
Location
Nearby schools
-
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy0.5 miles
Academies · Truro
-
Truro School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Truro School Preparatory School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Truro
-
Polwhele House School2.2 miles
Independent schools · Truro
-
Pencalenick School2.3 miles
Academies · Truro
Other schools in Truro
- Polwhele House School Independent schools
- Truro School Preparatory School Independent schools
- Truro Nursery School Nursery
- Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackwater Community Primary School Primary
- Bosvigo School Primary
- Chacewater Community Primary School Primary
- Cusgarne Primary School Primary
- Devoran School Primary
- Gerrans School Primary
- Goonhavern Primary School Primary
- Grampound Road Village CofE School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Truro High School teach?
- Truro High School teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an independent school in Truro.
- Who is the headmaster of Truro High School?
- The headmaster of Truro High School is Mrs Sarah Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Truro High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Truro High School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Truro High School?
- Truro High School has 368 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Truro High School full?
- Truro High School has capacity for 471 pupils and 368 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Truro High School a faith school?
- Yes. Truro High School is designated Anglican.
- How have Truro High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.9 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Truro High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Truro High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.