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Richard Lander School

Cornwall, TR3 6LTSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2023
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
1.1×
More first choices than offers made
326 1st-choice / 308 offers made
Ranking
#1,367
of 3,141 nationally

About Richard Lander School

Richard Lander School is a state-funded secondary school in Cornwall, South West, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,561 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,523.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (4 Oct 2023). the published Attainment 8 score was 51.0 for 2024/25. admissions data records 326 first-preference applications and 308 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressHigher Besore Road, Truro, Cornwall, TR3 6LT
HeadteacherMr Stephen Mulcahy
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils1,561
Free School Meals (FSM)19.3%
School Capacity1,561 / 1,523 (102% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

4 Oct 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (4 Oct 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 27 Mar 2015. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

SEN Unit
AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySEN UnitOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:00

Source: richardlander.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Richard Lander School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report and date before comparing it with newer inspections.