Best Schools in Redruth

How many schools are there in Redruth?

Redruth has 16 open schools: 10 state primary, 3 state secondary or all-through and 3 special.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Redruth are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Redruth was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Curnow School. Counting Good as well, 93% of the 15 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Curnow School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Redruth get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Redruth with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Redruth School, with an Attainment 8 score of 48.1 and 46% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Pool Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.7 and 49% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Redruth SchoolPool Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Redruth have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Redruth with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Lanner Primary School (93% in reading, 93% in maths); Portreath Community Primary School (90% in reading, 86% in maths); and Pencoys Primary School (83% in reading, 83% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

Lanner Primary SchoolPortreath Community Primary SchoolPencoys Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Redruth?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Redruth selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Redruth have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Redruth have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Cornwall allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Redruth?

Apply to Cornwall through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.