Redruth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 13 2018 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
- 1454 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.1%
White British 93.5%
Other White 3.4%
Mixed 2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 16%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 36%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.2
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.79
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 43 |
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 12 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 45 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 37 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 38 |
| Biology | GCSE | 41 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 39 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 40 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 28 |
| English Language | GCSE | 256 |
Admissions
Redruth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 298
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 362
- 2nd preference
- 178
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 294
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 293 152 141 |
| Year 8 | 307 150 157 |
| Year 9 | 290 159 131 |
| Year 10 | 280 135 145 |
| Year 11 | 284 149 135 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 82.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 55.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 17.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 9.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 11.0% 5.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |