Polwhele House School
Polwhele House School is an independent school in Truro for boys and girls aged 2 to 17. It has 109 pupils and room for 205.
Polwhele, Truro, TR4 9AE01872 273011polwhelehouse.co.ukMr Mark Clutsom headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Cornwall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 109 | 91 | 104 | 91 | 80 | 87 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 36% | 18% | 8% | 11% | 22% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Benson CofE Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 421 | Good 2023 | 36 | Compare |
| Penair School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 1,223 | Good 2023 | 68 | Compare |
| Tregolls Academy | Academy | 1.3 miles | 220 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| St Mary's CofE School, Truro | Church of England | 1.4 miles | 203 | No overall grade 2025 | 18 | Compare |
| Truro Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 1.5 miles | 77 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Pencalenick School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 200 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Truro School | Independent (grammar) | 1.7 miles | 775 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Erme with Trispen Community Primary School | Council | 1.8 miles | 153 | Good 2023 | 29 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Polwhele House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Polwhele House School yet.
How many pupils does Polwhele House School have?
109 pupils aged 2 to 17 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 205 places, so it is 53% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Polwhele, Truro, TR4 9AE
- Telephone
- 01872 273011
- Website
- www.polwhelehouse.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Clutsom
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-17, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Ward
- Truro Tregolls
- Constituency
- Truro and Falmouth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 20 June 1977
- URN
- 112075 · LAESTAB 9086076 · UKPRN 10017048
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.