Richard Lander School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 4 2023 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
- 112055
- Address
- Higher Besore Road, TR3 6LT
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1516 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18%
- Persistent absence
- 30.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.2%
White British 92.5%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
African 0.7%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 53%
Local authority average 39%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.5
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.04
Local authority average 3.71
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 95 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 93 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 34 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
Admissions
Richard Lander School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 310
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 332
- 2nd preference
- 177
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 306
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 313 171 142 |
| Year 8 | 315 177 138 |
| Year 9 | 301 166 135 |
| Year 10 | 299 151 148 |
| Year 11 | 288 141 147 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 82.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 84.0% 54.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 13.0% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 4.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.2% |