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%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 0.7% |
| Other Asian | 1.4% |
| Other White | 1.4% |
| Mixed | 3.6% |
| White British | 91.3% |
| 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
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 36% |
| Local authority average | 28% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 55% |
| Local authority average | 43% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 51 |
| Local authority average | 45.2 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.43 |
| Local authority average | 3.89 |
| England average | 4.09 |
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% |