66%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
42%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
45.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1071.6
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,465
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained
Ofsted inspection · 06/11/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhaseSecondary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Redruth School · Secondary · Cornwall
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
66%
+2pp
69%66%62%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
42%
-1pp
44%40%36%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
Attainment 8
45.7
+0.4
49.847.545.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45.7
EBacc entry
20%
+9pp
21%16%11%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
EBacc APS
1071.6
-43.8
1115.5930.7746.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1071.6
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,465
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
24%
Contact
Address
Tolgus Vean, Redruth, TR15 1TA
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 66% | 42% | 45.7 | Not applicable | 20% | 1071.6 | 25% | 1,465 |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 43% | 45.3 | -0.17 | 11% | 1115.5 | 18% | 1,454 |
| 2022/23 | 62% | 36% | 45.2 | -0.07 | 16% | 978.4 | 22% | 1,452 |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 44% | 49.8 | +0.29 | 21% | 994.5 | 24% | 1,386 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 44% | 48.0 | +0.29 | 18% | 746.0 | 27% | 1,126 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 46% | 47.1 | +0.07 | 22% | 611.7 | 38% | 1,047 |
| 2016/17 | 66% | 41% | 49.1 | +0.30 | 15% | — | 19% | 1,053 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 27.0 | C- | -0.23 | 7% | 47 |
| 2016/17 | 27.3 | C- | -0.22 | 6% | 64 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,465 | 15.2 | 23% | 2% | 27% | 9% | 24% |
| 2023/24 | 1,454 | 15.5 | 23% | 2% | 27% | 10% | 29% |
| 2022/23 | 1,452 | 17.3 | 24% | 2% | 26% | 10% | 30% |
| 2021/22 | 1,386 | 16.3 | 29% | 2% | 24% | 9% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 1,323 | 16.4 | 31% | 2% | 25% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 1,126 | 16.7 | 17% | 3% | 27% | 5% | 14% |
| 2017/18 | 1,047 | 16.3 | 18% | 3% | 25% | 5% | 13% |
| 2016/17 | 1,053 | 16.0 | 16% | 3% | 26% | 5% | 12% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.