Truro High School for Girls

Falmouth Road, Truro, TR1 2HU

Girls’ independent school in Truro for ages 3 to 18, offering day and boarding places.

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Age range
3–18
Co-ed status
Girls
Number of students
391
Day / boarding
Day & boarding
Religious affiliation
Church of England
Average fees
Day £17,408 · Boarding £39,942 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
No

Fee profile

Pre-Reception —
Reception £10,678
Year 1 £11,430
Year 2 £12,154
Year 3 £17,806
Year 4 £17,806
Year 5 £18,562
Year 6 £18,562
Year 7 £19,530
Year 8 £19,530
Year 9 £19,530
Year 10 £19,530
Year 11 £19,530
Year 12 £19,530
Year 13 £19,530

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

% A*–A36%
% A*–B58%
Subjects14

Results shown for 2025.

Subject popularity

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Biology19%
Mathematics11%
Chemistry8%
English8%
Finance + Business8%

Admissions

Truro High admits from the early years through sixth form, so families are encouraged to visit, attend an open event and discuss the right entry point rather than focus only on one age of entry. Published material also covers international applicants and senior transition events, suggesting a process that is structured but still quite personal.

How the school describes itself

  • Truro High says girls are individually known, nurtured and inspired to thrive.
  • The school emphasises confidence, opportunity and an environment where pupils can aim high without losing their sense of self.
  • The school is positive, ambitious and distinctly pastoral.

Parents like

  • Likely to appeal to families wanting a clearly girls-focused school with warmth as well as academic ambition.
  • The small-scale feel and emphasis on being individually known may matter as much as headline results.
  • Parents looking for a school that feels purposeful but not anonymous are likely to take a close look.

Inspection snapshot

The school's current public inspection profile is led by a 2023 ISI focused compliance and educational quality report. Truro High highlights that the required standards were met and uses the report to reinforce its message of strong outcomes, pastoral care and an ambitious girls-only environment.

Truro High School for Girls

Girls’ independent school in Truro for ages 3 to 18, offering day and boarding places.

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How the school describes itself

  • Truro High says girls are individually known, nurtured and inspired to thrive.
  • The school emphasises confidence, opportunity and an environment where pupils can aim high without losing their sense of self.
  • The school is positive, ambitious and distinctly pastoral.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Reception£10,678
Year 1£11,430
Year 2£12,154
Year 3£17,806
Year 4£17,806
Year 5£18,562
Year 6£18,562
Year 7£19,530
Year 8£19,530
Year 9£19,530
Year 10£19,530
Year 11£19,530
Year 12£19,530
Year 13£19,530
Year 7£37,012
Year 8£37,012
Year 9£37,012
Year 10£37,012
Year 11£37,012
Year 12£37,012
Year 13£37,012
Year 7£42,872
Year 8£42,872
Year 9£42,872
Year 10£42,872
Year 11£42,872
Year 12£42,872
Year 13£42,872

A-level results

% A*–A36%
% A*–B58%
Different A-level subjects14

Results shown for 2025.

Popular subjects

By percentage of all A-level exams taken.

Biology19%
Mathematics11%
Chemistry8%
English8%
Finance + Business8%

Parents like

  • Likely to appeal to families wanting a clearly girls-focused school with warmth as well as academic ambition.
  • The small-scale feel and emphasis on being individually known may matter as much as headline results.
  • Parents looking for a school that feels purposeful but not anonymous are likely to take a close look.

Admissions

Truro High admits from the early years through sixth form, so families are encouraged to visit, attend an open event and discuss the right entry point rather than focus only on one age of entry. Published material also covers international applicants and senior transition events, suggesting a process that is structured but still quite personal.

Scholarships

Truro High publishes a scholarship and bursary offer tied to key entry points in the senior school, with awards recognising academic and wider co-curricular strength alongside means-tested support. That makes affordability and talent recognition part of the admissions conversation rather than an afterthought.

Bursaries

Truro High School for Girls publishes bursaries for both its prep and senior sections. The school’s public bursary wording says support is available for girls in Prep 3-6 up to 20% of standard tuition fees and for Years 7-13 up to 50%, with annual re-testing of parental means.

  • Prep 3-6 and Years 7-13.
  • Prep bursaries are published up to 20% of standard tuition fees; Years 7-13 bursaries are published up to 50%.
  • Families should follow the school’s scholarships and bursaries route and expect repeat testing of parental means each year.

Inspection snapshot

The school's current public inspection profile is led by a 2023 ISI focused compliance and educational quality report. Truro High highlights that the required standards were met and uses the report to reinforce its message of strong outcomes, pastoral care and an ambitious girls-only environment.

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