Schools in Redruth
Cornwall · 16 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Cornwall (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Redruth (16)
- Cardrew Court School
Special · Ages 7-16 · Independent · TR15 1SS
Ofsted: Good (2025)Grammar (11-plus) - Lanner Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · TR16 6AZ
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 93% expected (2025)96% of first choices got in - Portreath Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR16 4LU
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 88% expected (2025) - Redruth School
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · TR15 1TA
Ofsted: Good (2018)Attainment 8: 48.1 (2026)93% of first choices got in - St Day and Carharrack Community School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · TR16 5LG
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 78% expected (2025) - Treleigh Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · TR16 4AY
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 66% expected (2025) - Treloweth Community Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · TR15 3JL
Ofsted: Good (2013)KS2: 70% expected (2025) - Trewirgie Infants' School
Primary · Ages 3-7 · TR15 2SZ
Ofsted: Good (2023)94% of first choices got in - Pool Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · TR15 3PZ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardAttainment 8: 47.7 (2026) - Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change
Special · Ages 16-25 · TR15 1LS
By type:Primary schools in Redruth (10)Special schools in Redruth (3)Secondary schools in Redruth (2)All-through schools in Redruth (1)
16
10 primary · 2 secondary
4,912
86% capacity used
6
0 outstanding · 6 good
5,718
806 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Redruth
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
47.9
GCSE Eng+Maths
47.1%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
684 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +171 primary and +123 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
88% occupied · 333 spare places
Secondary Schools
84% occupied · 403 spare places
Questions parents ask about 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.
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.
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.