Richard Lander School
Higher Besore Road, Truro, TR3 6LT
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 1,561 (839 boys, 722 girls)
- Capacity: 1523
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 19.3%
- Telephone: 01872273750
- Ofsted: Good (5 Mar 2015); ungraded inspection 4 Oct 2023: School remains Good
- Attainment 8: 53.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 544 applications, 308 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
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