Truro High School for Girls

Truro High School offers a vibrant and holistic education in which girls thrive and can achieve their full potential.

A small school, Truro High is a place where all girls are known and valued as individuals, forming strong bonds with friends and teachers that will last a lifetime.

Incredible academics – 69% A*/A at A level in 2022 – are matched by unparalleled opportunities with more than 80 extra-curricular clubs each week ranging from Greenpower racing cars to dance, textiles and countless sports.

Truro High has bespoke programmes for Aspiring Medics with weekly workshops, mentoring and lectures from industry professionals for girls considering careers in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science.

Entrepreneurs can attend a weekly café club where they learn how to start their own business before putting those skills into action running the school’s student café.

The majority of girls leave Truro High for Top 10 and Russell group universities with recent destinations including Oxford, UCL, Imperial, Durham, Edinburgh and Warwick. Other students follow specialist courses at London College of Fashion, the Brits School, Mountview School of Performing Arts and Italia Conti.

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Address Falmouth Road, Truro
TR1 2HU

Essentials

Head Sarah Matthews

Age range 3 - 18
Day / Boarding
- Day
- Full Boarding
- Weekly Boarding
- Flexi Boarding
Religious affiliation Church of England

Exams
14+ GCSE, IGCSE
16+ A Level, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
Other exams WJEC Level 3 Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition, Bronze Arts Award: Level 1 Award in the Arts, Silver Arts Award: Level 2 Award in the Arts, Gold Arts Award: Level 3 Certificate in the Arts, First Aid at Work Qualification, RLSA National Pool Lifeguard Qualification, Teach English as a Foreign Language Qualification

Fees (per term) September 2022 - September 2023
Prep/Junior School
- £4,626 per term
Senior School
- £5,132 per term
Sixth Form
- £5,132 per term
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Exams
- Exams
- 14+ GCSE, IGCSE
- 16+ A Level, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
- Other exams WJEC Level 3 Diploma in Food Science and Nutrition, Bronze Arts Award: Level 1 Award in the Arts, Silver Arts Award: Level 2 Award in the Arts, Gold Arts Award: Level 3 Certificate in the Arts, First Aid at Work Qualification, RLSA National Pool Lifeguard Qualification, Teach English as a Foreign Language Qualification
Fees (per term)
- Fees (per term) September 2022 - September 2023
- Prep/Junior School
  - £4,626 per term
- Senior School
  - £5,132 per term
- Sixth Form
  - £5,132 per term
- Find out more about fees >

Bursaries & Scholarships

Academic, music, sport, art and drama scholarships are based on talent and potential. They are awarded on entry to Year 7 and Year 9. They are capped at 5% of standard tuition fees and are reviewed annually.

Scholarships are noted on all applications to university.

Please note that pupils seeking a music, sport, art or drama scholarship must perform competently in entrance examinations.

Scholars are expected to show an engagement with their studies or talent over and above that of their peers and show considerable commitment to their relevant area of school life – whether academic, music, sport, art or drama. They will act as ambassadors for the School.

Scholarships are not tenable against boarding fees and are not available to girls entering the Prep School but are available to those girls going into the Senior School from our own Prep 6.

Scholarships can be supplemented by a means-tested Bursary up to (ordinarily) a maximum of 50% tuition fee remission. Joint scholarships/bursaries are reviewed annually.

Sixth Form
Sixth Form Academic Scholarships are based on Numeracy and Literacy papers and are capped at a maximum of 10% against standard tuition fees.

Bursaries
Bursaries are means-tested and available to girls who have been offered a place but whose families cannot afford full fees. The Bursary Application Form is assessed very carefully and the Bursar adheres strictly to the guidelines laid down by the Independent Schools’ Bursars’ Association. A recommendation is then made to the Headmistress on the amount of financial help the school can offer based on parental need and the level of funds available. A Bursary award would not normally exceed 50% of standard tuition fees but can, on occasion, cover 100% of fees.

Bursaries are tenable against tuition fees but not boarding fees. They are reviewed annually.

Bursary recipients are expected to make a full contribution to school life and show considerable commitment to our community. They act as ambassadors for the School.

Bursaries are also available to current pupils whose family circumstances have drastically changed and the payment of fees has become extraordinarily difficult.

Please contact our Bursar on 01872 272830 or email [email protected] to find out more about bursaries.

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Scholarships & Bursaries offered