Redruth School

State-Funded School

redruth-school-cornwall-south-west

South WestRegion

CornwallLocal Authority

Camborne and RedruthConstituency

TR15 1TAPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Redruth School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Cornwall, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,433 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42%
EBacc average point score: 3.98

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,433

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

30%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,433
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 6 November 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 Jan 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.