Polwhele, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9AE
10 reasons to choose Polwhele House School Prep
Top line
Polwhele House School Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Truro and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Polwhele House School Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, with a senior department to age 16 which opened in Sep 2024. Polwhele House School Prep fees range from £3,700 (Rec) to £5,940 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Polwhele House School Prep has one class per year except for two mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 10.
Leavers' destinations
Leavers’ destination schools for Polwhele House School pupils are a local independent day or boarding school. The new senior division (to Year 9) was launched in 2024 and provides an all-through option.
The Polwhele House School Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for science, art and computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Polwhele House School Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Opportunity for horse riding every day. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Polwhele House School Prep
Art, drama, and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and some instrument ensembles. Vocational performing arts scholarship combines a daily half-day of academic with a half-day professional training in each performing arts discipline. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.30pm. Older pupils can stay till 8.00pm.
Find another school near Polwhele House School Prep
Truro High Prep School (3.3 miles); Truro School Prep (4.8 miles); Mount Kelly Prep School (53.2 miles); Shebbear College Prep School (66.2 miles).
Kennall Vale School (9 miles).
Truro School (2.4 miles); Truro High School (3.3 miles); St Piran’s School, Hayle (22.9 miles); Plymouth College (51.8 miles).
Truro and Penwith College (4.5 miles); Treviglas Community College (11.1 miles); Camborne Science and International Academy (14.7 miles).