GCSE Results

Truro School is consistently recognised as one of the best schools in Cornwall, known for strong academic outcomes, exceptional pastoral care, and an ambitious, values-driven approach.

Many families researching independent schools ask why schools like ours do not always appear in GCSE league tables. Truro School, like many leading independent schools, offers a blend of GCSEs and IGCSEs. These qualifications are equal in academic rigour and fully recognised by universities, but because IGCSEs are assessed by international exam boards, the Department for Education does not include them in national performance tables. As a result, the true academic strength of independent schools is not always visible in GCSE school rankings.

Outstanding GCSE and IGCSE Results

Despite this lack of visibility in league tables, Truro School’s results are consistently high. In 2025, pupils achieved outstanding GCSE and IGCSE outcomes across 22 subjects. More than 500 top grades (9–7) were awarded, over twice the national average, with almost a third of all grades at 9 or 8.

These results reflect the determination of our pupils, the expertise of our teachers, and the rich academic environment that supports every child to excel. Truro School also continues to rank in the top 10% nationally for pupil progress, according to ALPS, demonstrating the exceptional value we add throughout each pupil’s educational journey.

You can read more about Truro School’s results below.

If you are looking for the best school in Cornwall for your child, one that combines academic excellence with outstanding pastoral support and extraordinary co-curricular opportunities, we warmly invite you to visit Truro School.

Truro School’s GCSE Results 2025

We are delighted to be celebrating the success of our GCSE pupils. Across 22 subjects, more than 500 top grades of 9-7 were achieved, more than twice the national average, including almost a third at 9 and 8. These and all the outstanding results reflect the hard work, dedication, and determination shown by pupils and staff alike throughout their educational journeys.

Head of Truro School, Mr Andy Jonhson, said: “I am immensely proud of our GCSE pupils and all that they have achieved. Their academic successes are all the more impressive as they are obtained alongside so many other impressive achievements and so much personal growth. We are a School that actively champions and resources a breadth of opportunity that enables the children to thrive and discover their own excellence, inside and beyond the classroom.”

During their GCSE years, 105 pupils completed their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award and 60 went on to complete Silver also. Half the year group represented the School in sports fixtures across 11 different sports – with historic success for the U16 girls’ football team, who won the County Cup, and our U16 boys reaching their final too. The year group also contains individuals who have competed at national and World Championship level in their sports too.

The School is also a creative arts hub for our County. Pupils from this year group have blown audiences away with a full-scale musical production of Chicago, concerts at the Hall for Cornwall, on Festival stages, and more, and the senior choristers have been broadcast more than once live on BBC Radio 3.

Mr Johnson continued, “Our pupils come to Truro School to flourish as young people in an ambitious, caring and values-based environment that celebrates excellence in all its forms. Today we are especially proud of their academic successes, but we value them and all they achieve in every area of school life.”

Head of Year 11, Ms Johanna Egar, commented, “I am incredibly proud of everything this year group has achieved. They began their senior school journeys during the disruption of the Covid pandemic, and the resilience and determination they have shown since then makes today’s successes even more remarkable.”

We are thrilled by all their hard work and look forward to welcoming those here and those joining from other schools into our Sixth Form, where they will enjoy embracing fresh opportunities and exciting new challenges. For those choosing other pathways, you go with our blessing and thanks also.

We spoke to some of the pupils celebrating their GCSE results today, with many now looking ahead to the fresh challenges and opportunities that await them > read more here.

For anyone interested in finding out more about Truro School, please come to meet us at our next Open Morning. Find out more via truroschool.com/open-morning