Redruth SchoolRichard Lander School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Redruth School and Richard Lander School are secondary schools.
Redruth School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Richard Lander School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Richard Lander School is ahead on our composite score.
Redruth School was judged Good and Richard Lander School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.7 for Redruth School and 51.0 for Richard Lander School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Redruth School (49.8 in 2021-22, 45.7 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Richard Lander School (55.8 in 2021-22, 51.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RedruthRedruth School | TruroRichard Lander School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C61/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 31 in Cornwall | 4th of 31 in Cornwall Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Community school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,465 | 1,525 | |
| Capacity | 1,699 | 1,523 | |
| Location | Redruth, TR15 1TA | Truro, TR3 6LT | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 45.7 | 51.0 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 42.0% | 55.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66.5% | 71.8% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 20.1% | 36.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 | 4.43 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 269 | 280 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,465 | 1,525 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 27.2% | 18.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.0% | 2.9% | |
| SEN support | 18.2% | 15.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.5% | 4.2% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% | 8.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.8% | 23.0% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Redruth School
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