Richard Lander School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 3 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
- 1525 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.2%
- Girls
- 46.8%
- First language not English
- 2.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.9%
- Persistent absence
- 22.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 91.3%
Mixed 3.6%
Other White 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
African 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 55%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 50.7
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 3.88
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 26 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 15 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 36 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 44 |
| Biology | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 76 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 51 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 36 |
| Dance | GCSE | 12 |
| English Language | GCSE | 274 |
Admissions
Richard Lander School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 332
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 337
- 2nd preference
- 185
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 329
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 318 158 160 |
| Year 8 | 308 167 141 |
| Year 9 | 316 177 139 |
| Year 10 | 303 167 136 |
| Year 11 | 280 143 137 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 81.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 83.0% 54.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 15.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 11.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.5% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 5.2% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.1% 3.0% |