Richard Lander School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Truro, Cornwall
Richard Lander School is a secondary school in Truro, Cornwall for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Higher Besore Road, Truro, TR3 6LT
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 1,561 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 4 October 2023
Strengths
- “Richard Lander School is a happy and inclusive school.”
- “Staff have high expectations of pupils and live out the school’s motto of encouraging pupils to ‘be the best you can be’.”
- “When they leave school, they are well prepared for their next steps in education or employment.”
To improve
- “Some incidents of bullying do take place.”
- “However, this information is not always used judiciously to re-teach pupils or to improve the curriculum.”
- “There are some rare instances of anti-social behaviour.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 55% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 51 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 326 first-preference applications, 308 offers in total, 306 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- Penair School 3.2 mi School remains Good
- Redruth School 6.2 mi Standards maintained
- Penryn College 6.5 mi School remains Good
- Falmouth School 7.0 mi Not judged
- Pool Academy 7.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Roseland Academy 8.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Camborne Science and International Academy 9.8 mi Good
- Brannel School 10.8 mi Good