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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Richard Lander School

Community secondary school in Truro (Cornwall).

Attainment 8
53.7
▲ 7.5 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
61.6%
▲ 15pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.8%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.3
▼ 0.4 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
19.3%
▼ 8pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
5.3%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
102%
1,561 / 1,523 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Oct 2023

Who runs this school

iGet Information about Schools (DfE), via WhatSchool, record last changed 10-09-2026.
Maintained by
Cornwall (local council)
Type of school
Community school
Ages
11 to 16
Admissions authority
Local council
Federation
Not part of a federation
Trust
Not part of an academy trust

On Governance Register

iGovernors: Get Information about Schools governance data, as held on Governance Register. School counts: Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026.
  • 8 governors are listed for this school on Governance Register. See the Overview.
  • Cornwall has 298 schools on the register, including 5 council-maintained secondary schools. See them all.

What this means

Funding
Funded by the local council from the government's school funding, using a local formula. The council also provides some central services.
Staff and buildings
The local council employs the staff and owns the land and buildings.
Admissions
The local council is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy.
Governance
A governing body, usually with parent, staff, council and community governors, is responsible for running the school.

General explanation of how this type of school works in England, not a statement about this school. See GOV.UK types of school.