Redruth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 5 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 112054
- Address
- Tolgus Vean, TR15 1TA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1465 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 27%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 18.2%
White British 92.3%
Other White 3.7%
Mixed 2.3%
African 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.6
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.97
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 22 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 45 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 24 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 267 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 265 |
Admissions
Redruth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 293
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 321
- 2nd preference
- 212
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 289
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 315 159 156 |
| Year 8 | 294 154 140 |
| Year 9 | 294 148 146 |
| Year 10 | 293 161 132 |
| Year 11 | 269 134 135 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 75.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 72.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 9.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.1% 3.0% |