Penair School
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 1,223 pupils
Richard Lander School
Higher Besore Road, Truro TR3 6LT
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
1,561
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 1,523
Local authority
Cornwall
South West
Schola Grade 6
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Richard Lander School
Richard Lander School is a state secondary school in Truro, Cornwall, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11).
It has 1,561 pupils on roll and room for 1,523. Its Schola Grade is 6 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- State School · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Community school
- Pupils on roll
- 1,561
- Capacity
- 1,523 pupils
- Free school meals
- 19.30% of pupils eligible
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 112055
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