Richard Lander School is a secondary school located in Truro. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/03/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5%, which is 1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Higher Besore Road, Truro, TR3 6LT
Website: http://www.richardlander.co.uk/
Telephone: 01872273750
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Cornwall
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Stephen Mulcahy
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 112055

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/03/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1500
Number of Pupils: 1459
Number of Boys: 727
Number of Girls: 732

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.33 Confidence interval 0.17 to 0.48
Of the 280 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 269 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:28%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:51%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:52.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.45
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Threemilestone School
Polstain Road , Threemilestone TR3 6DH
3out of 4 705 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Truro Learning Academy
Albany Road , Malabar TR1 3PQ
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Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Richard Lander School
Higher Besore Road , TR3 6LT
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Truro and Penwith College
College Road , TR1 3XX
- not rated 401 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Truro School Preparatory School
Highertown , TR1 3QN
- not rated 1,599 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Carrick Alternative Provision Academy
Threemilestone Business Park , TR4 9NH
3out of 4 1,653 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oak Tree School
Truro Business Park , Threemilestone TR4 9NH
- not rated 1,687 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Community & Hospital Education Service Ap Academy
Treyew Road , TR1 3AS
4out of 4 2,780 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.