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Richard Lander School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Higher Besore Road, Truro TR3 6LT · richardlander.co.uk · 01872 273750
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 51
- average Attainment 8 score. Cornwall 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,561
- 38 over 1,523 places · 102%
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- First language not English
- 3.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 326 families put the school first and 308 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 308 | 326 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 332 | 337 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 310 | 332 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 298 | 342 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 306 | 381 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 51, and 55.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cornwall it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲51 | 46 | ||
| ▲55.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲71.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1 | −0.7 |
| Further education | 85.1 | +1.3 |
| Other education | 1 | +0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 2.4 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | +0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +0.1 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 October 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Richard Lander School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2015
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 41
- 3% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on 9 parents (22%) whose child was bullied
based on 9 parents (22%) with SEND