Redruth School
Tolgus Vean, Redruth, TR15 1TA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Redruth Learning Group Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Bonds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,699
- Pupils on roll
- 1,433
- URN
- 112054
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01209203700
About this school
Redruth School is a foundation secondary school in Redruth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,433 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Redruth School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 258 | 284 | 269 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.2 | 45.3 | 45.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.24 to +0.10 | -0.17 -0.34 to 0.00 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 42.6% | 42% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 64.8% | 66.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 16% | 11.3% | 20.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Redruth School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 41.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 45.3 | 41.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 41.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,452 |
| 2023/24 | 1,454 |
| 2024/25 | 1,465 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Redruth School compares
Redruth School ranked 12th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.7 | 8.9% | 27.2% | 1,433 | — |
| Pool Academy | 41.8 | 8.2% | 29.5% | 714 | 1.5 miles |
| Camborne Science and International Academy | 49.7 | 7.5% | 26.5% | 1,751 | 3.6 miles |
| Richard Lander School | 51 | 8.2% | 18.2% | 1,561 | 6.2 miles |
| Penryn College | 49.2 | 10.5% | 19.5% | 1,140 | 7.2 miles |
| Falmouth School | 48.3 | 10.5% | 22.7% | 923 | 8.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 27.24%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 23.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pool Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Redruth
-
Camborne Science and International Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Camborne
-
Richard Lander School6.2 miles
Secondary · Truro
-
Penryn College7.2 miles
Secondary · Penryn
-
Falmouth School8.2 miles
Secondary · Falmouth
Other schools in Redruth
- Pool Academy Secondary
- Illogan School Primary
- Lanner Primary School Primary
- Pencoys Primary School Primary
- Pennoweth Primary School Primary
- Portreath Community Primary School Primary
- St Day and Carharrack Community School Primary
- Treleigh Community Primary School Primary
- Treloweth Community Primary School Primary
- Trewirgie Infants' School Primary
- Trewirgie Junior School Primary
- Cardrew Court School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Redruth School teach?
- Redruth School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Redruth.
- Who is the headteacher of Redruth School?
- The headteacher of Redruth School is Mr Craig Bonds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Redruth School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Redruth School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Redruth School?
- Redruth School has 1,433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Redruth School full?
- Redruth School has capacity for 1,699 pupils and 1,433 on roll (84%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Redruth School a faith school?
- No. Redruth School has no designated religious character.
- Is Redruth School a selective school?
- No. Redruth School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Redruth School part of an academy trust?
- Redruth School is part of The Redruth Learning Group Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Redruth School have?
- The schools register lists Redruth School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Redruth School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.2 in 2022/23 and 45.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Redruth School compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Redruth School ranked 12th of 31 secondary schools in Cornwall for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 12% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Redruth School's absence rate?
- Redruth School's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Redruth School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Redruth School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.