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Truro School
Truro School uses CAT4 and a group activity for Year 7 selection, alongside a school report and interview, and advises against practising CAT4.
Independent school · Cornwall
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Trennick Lane, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 1TH
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Entry information
For September 2027 entry
Truro School publishes September 2027 Year 7 entry. All candidates attend on 16 January 2027 for electronic CAT4 assessment in verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial reasoning, plus a group activity. The school reviews a school report and interview; it says the CAT4 replaces entrance-test papers. Offers are due 29 January, with replies by 1 March 2027.
Entry stage: Year 7
What the assessment covers
- Verbal reasoning
- Non-verbal reasoning
- Quantitative reasoning
- Spatial reasoning
Assessment provider: GL Assessment (CAT4)
The admissions process
- September 2027 entry; assessment on 16 January 2027
- Electronic CAT4 assessment in four reasoning batteries
- Group activity, school report and interview
- Offers on 29 January 2027; reply by 1 March 2027
Read the official details: Admissions information from Truro School
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Truro’s 2027 Year 7 CAT4 replaces written entrance papers. The school says no preparation is needed. An English-language assessment may apply separately to international applicants.
Read the official guidance: Truro School
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- For September 2027 Year 7, the published assessment is 16 January 2027. The school says it uses CAT4 and a group activity rather than entrance papers.
Plusling’s guide to Truro School is independently written. The school and its admissions authority publish the official arrangements.
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Primary sources
- Senior admissions: September 2027 assessment and process Truro School
- Important admissions dates Truro School
- Truro School establishment record Department for Education