• Truro School pupils follow in the footsteps of Humphry Davy

  By Em_Williams at 20:31 on 17/11/12

  

  Three Upper Sixth students from Truro School have attended a special presentation ceremony at the Royal Institution to celebrate their outstanding success in the 2012 Lower Sixth Cambridge Chemistry Challenge, a national competition set up by St Catharine's College, Cambridge. Out of over 4300 entrants from most of the country's top schools and Sixth Forms, the three A-level chemists, Jon Mailes, Nat Keymer and David Grant, were...

• Truro School hockey team crowned county champions

  By Em_Williams at 16:02 on 19/10/12

  

  Truro School's Under 18 Boys' Hockey Team has become the County Champions following a match against Truro College. The match was the first of the season and the team were trying out a new 5, 3, 2 formation. This was an attacking formation which meant if the boys played in their positions it was going to be difficult for the opposition to break through. The first half took a little while to settle and the half time score was 0-1 to...

• Excellent GCSE Results for Truro School Students

  By Em_Williams at 20:47 on 02/09/12

  

  Six students received at least an A* grade in their GCSEs this year and fifteen subjects achieved 50% of their grades at A* or A, proving another excellent year for GCSEs at Truro School. 95% of the GCSE grades were between and A* and C, and 10% of the 133 candidates achieved eight or more A*s. Headmaster, Paul Smith said, "At a time when there is national concern about possible declining achievements in Science and Mathematics,...

• Truro High Celebrates More Excellent GCSE Results

  By Em_Williams at 11:45 on 30/08/12

  

  There were lots of tears and excited phone calls to parents when Truro High School pupils opened their GCSE results last week. 98% of girls achieved more than five A* to C grades, 49% were A* or A and 76% A* to B.  Four girls - Alice Joy Evans, from Newlyn, Rebecca Pearse, from Truro, Isabel Westlake, from Truro, and Lauren Wheeler, from Redruth - all got 11A*s.  Katie Purohit, from Zelah, was awarded 10 A*s and 1A, Neroli...

• Penryn College celebrates academy anniversary

  By Tom_Bailey at 12:07 on 20/08/12

  

  The head teacher and chair of governors at a local school have hailed its move to academy status as a great success as it celebrates its one year 'academy anniversary'. Penryn College, which provides education for more than 1,000 pupils, is a leading secondary school in the region and has been nationally recognised for its achievements, particularly academically and in leadership. The move to academy status during the summer of 2011...

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