Best Schools in Truro

How many schools are there in Truro?

Truro has 39 open schools: 26 state primary, 4 state secondary or all-through, 4 independent, 3 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Truro are rated Outstanding?

5 schools in Truro were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: The Roseland Academy; Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy; St Mary's CofE School, Truro; Truro Nursery School; and Mount Hawke Academy. Counting Good as well, 97% of the 31 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

The Roseland AcademyCommunity & Hospital Education Service Ap AcademySt Mary's CofE School, TruroTruro Nursery SchoolMount Hawke Academy

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Truro get the best GCSE results?

Of the 4 schools in Truro with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Richard Lander School, with an Attainment 8 score of 53.7 and 62% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Penair School, with an Attainment 8 score of 49.4 and 51% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and The Roseland Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.5 and 45% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Richard Lander SchoolPenair SchoolThe Roseland Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Truro have the best SATs results?

Of the 24 primary schools in Truro with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Tregony Community Primary School (87% in reading, 91% in maths); Mount Hawke Academy (88% in reading, 88% in maths); and Devoran School (94% in reading, 77% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Tregony Community Primary SchoolMount Hawke AcademyDevoran School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Truro?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Truro selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Truro have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Truro have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Truro?

Apply to Cornwall through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.