Richard Lander School
Higher Besore Road, Truro, TR3 6LT
1,561 pupils · 102% of 1,523 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 October 2023, published 8 November 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 51 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 71.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 36.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 308 | 326 | 544 | 308 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 332 | 337 | 593 | 332 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 310 | 332 | 578 | 310 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 298 | 342 | 523 | 298 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 306 | 381 | 518 | 306 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 287 | 322 | 509 | 287 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 288 | 293 | 474 | 288 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 284 | 312 | 474 | 284 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Penair School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Redruth School 10.1 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- Penryn College 10.5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Falmouth School 11.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Pool Academy 12.5 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Roseland Academy 14.1 km · Outstanding — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.