Admission to Truro School’s 1st to 4th Year is by entrance examination, school report and interview. Admission to the Sixth Form is by school report and interview, and is based on predicted GCSE grades or equivalent.

1. Please come and visit the School

We have an annual Open Morning in October but are pleased to welcome you to tour the school at other mutually convenient times.

To arrange a tour of the school, please contact the admissions team tel: 01872 246062 or email: [email protected]

2. Complete a Registration Form

The first step in the process for any admission is to complete and return the online Registration Form (link below), along with the relevant registration fee. The registration will be acknowledged providing you with further details about dates and any paperwork required, if entry is imminent. Applications for future years are very welcome; they will be acknowledged and parents will continue to receive updates until detailed information is required about the entry process.

Senior School Registration Form

Sixth Form Registration Form

3. Bursary and Scholarship Applications

At Truro School we are committed to offering both bursaries and scholarships and we are pleased to outline the difference between these two types of award on our Scholarships and Bursary pages. There are precise deadlines when applying for our scholarships or means-tested bursary, and we urge you to take notice of these, and the assessment dates, in advance.

4. Entrance Examinations

For entry in September 2026, the entrance examinations will take place on Saturday 24 January 2026.

All candidates will sit an electronic Cognitive Ability Test as part of the assessment process rather than sitting test papers. The CAT4 test measures verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning and is not based on anything that can be learned and no preparation is required ahead of your child completing it. In addition to the CAT4 test, there will also be a group activity during the assessment morning. International pupils for whom English is not their first language may also be required to complete an online English language assessment.

For late applications please contact the Admissions Team who will be able to assist, where places are still available, on an individual basis. Full details of the complete admission process will be sent out to parents once they have completed a registration form.

For more information, please contact the Admissions Office on [email protected].