Truro School
Overview
Truro
School aims to enable its pupils to discover what they are capable of achieving
and to produce young people who are confident, happy, honest and decent, who
want to succeed, who know how to organise themselves and work hard.
The curriculum at Truro School has three main objectives. Firstly, the school
aims to stimulate curiosity and to inspire our pupils to a life-long interest
in learning. Secondly, the school aims to equip pupils with the essential
skills that will enable them to tackle future learning with confidence and to
succeed in whatever careers they choose. Finally, the school aims to allow
older pupils the chance to experience many subjects and then specialise in
their chosen field. As pupils progress up through the school, they have an
increasing range of choices and in the Sixth Form they have an entirely free
choice of A-level subjects.
All teaching is done by highly qualified subject specialists and in
well-resourced subject areas.
But academic success is not all that we offer our pupils. We also give them the
opportunities and confidence they need to find out where their own talents can
take them through a wide range of extra-curricular activities in sport, music,
drama, art, D of E and over 40 other after-school clubs.
Unique Points
Truro
School is a Christian School and we aim to ensure that Christian values
permeate school life. We support our pupils against the pressures they will
face and help them to cultivate the self-confidence so crucial in adolescent
development.
High quality teaching helps them to realise their academic potential so that
they take the best possible results into a qualification-conscious world but,
equally significantly, pupils are encouraged to acquire skills, confidence and
leadership qualities through participating in a broad range of cultural and
physical activities and by taking on various responsibilities.
Entry Requirements
All students entering Years 7- 10 are required to pass the Truro School entrance examination in Maths and English. Entry to the Sixth Form is based on predicted grades at GCSE or equivalent and a written essay
