Schools in Truro
Truro has 38 schools, including 26 primaries and 3 secondary schools, all administered by Cornwall Council. As Cornwall's county town and administrative capital, Truro sits at the centre of a wide catchment zone for secondary education, drawing pupils from villages across the Fal valley, Roseland peninsula and Carnon Downs. Cornwall Council uses the community school system with a designated area model - primary catchment boundaries are drawn around village and neighbourhood schools.
Truro's secondaries include Truro Learning Academy and Richard Lander School, both non-selective comprehensives. Truro School is a selective fee-paying school with its own admissions process. Cornwall's large rural geography means some families face significant travel distances; the council operates Home to School Transport eligibility based on designated school distance thresholds. The national admissions round deadlines apply in Cornwall.
School demand in Truro
Across the 36 schools in Truro with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 86%. 10 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
7 schools in Truro have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
23 of the schools in Truro are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Cornwall, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Truro have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Truro: 7 oversubscribed (26)
Stithians Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Truro · TR3 7DH
Kea Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Truro · TR3 6AY
Perran-Ar-Worthal Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Truro · TR3 7LA
St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School
Primary · Community school
Truro · TR4 9BJ
Devoran School
Primary · Community school
Truro · TR3 6PA
Bosvigo School
Primary · Community school
Truro · TR1 3BJ
St Mary's CofE School, Truro
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Truro · TR1 3RJ
Mount Hawke Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR4 8BA
Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR1 1BN
Tregolls Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Truro · TR1 1LH
Truro Learning Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Truro · TR1 3PQ
Grampound Road Village CofE School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 4DY
Ladock C of E School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 4PL
Veryan CofE School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 5QA
Shortlanesend School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR4 9DA
Blackwater Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR4 8ES
Gerrans School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 5ED
Tregony Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 5RP
Chacewater Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR4 8PZ
Threemilestone School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR3 6DH
Probus Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 4LE
St Mawes Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 5BP
Kennall Vale School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR3 7HY
Cusgarne Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR4 8RW
Grampound-With-Creed CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 4SB
Goonhavern Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Truro · TR4 9QD
Secondary Schools in Truro (3)
Richard Lander School
Secondary · Community school
Truro · TR3 6LT
Penair School
Secondary · Academy converter
Truro · TR1 1TN
The Roseland Academy
Secondary · Academy converter
Truro · TR2 5SE
Other Schools in Truro (9)
Truro Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school
Truro · TR1 3RJ
Polwhele House School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Truro · TR4 9AE
Truro High School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Truro · TR1 2HU
Truro School Preparatory School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Truro · TR1 3QN
Three Bridges
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Truro · TR4 8EG
Truro and Penwith College
All through · Further education
Truro · TR1 3XX
Pencalenick School
Not applicable · Academy special converter
Truro · TR1 1TE
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter
Truro · TR1 3AS
Oak Tree School
Not applicable · Other independent special school
Truro · TR4 9NH
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Truro are set by Cornwall and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.