Polwhele, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9AE
10 simple reasons to choose Polwhele House School
Independent prep school and nursery in Truro.
For pupils aged 3 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day and boarding school. Around 10% of pupils board, all are weekly or flexi boarders. Boarding starts from Year 3.
Not a school of religious character.
Choir school. Non-selective admissions policy. Choristers selected on singing ability.
Very small school, with less than one class per year (combined year groups).
Standalone prep school, with a senior department.
Polwhele House School fees range from £3,250 (Rec) to £5,200 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Polwhele House School
Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the best independent prep schools in Truro and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
On average, 11.8 pupils per class and 9.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Leavers' destination schools for Polwhele House School pupils are a local independent day or boarding school. A new senior division, opening in September 2021, will offer an all-through choice to age 16.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for science, art and computing from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
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.
Art, drama, and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. 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. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.30pm. Older pupils can stay till 8.00pm. Occasional boarding facility.
Find another school near Polwhele House School
Independent Prep Schools
Day: Truro High Prep School (3.3 miles); Truro School Prep (4.8 miles). Boarding: Truro High Prep School (3.3 miles); Mount Kelly Prep School (53.2 miles); Shebbear College Prep School (66.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Kennall Vale School (9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Day: Truro School (2.4 miles); Truro High School (3.3 miles); St Piran's School, Hayle (22.9 miles). Boarding: Truro School (2.4 miles); Truro High School (3.3 miles); Plymouth College (51.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Truro and Penwith College (4.5 miles); Treviglas Community College (11.1 miles); Camborne Science and International Academy (14.7 miles).