Redruth School
| Headteacher | Craig Martin [1] |
|---|---|
| Deputy Headteachers |
Wayne Randle |
| Location |
Tolgus Vean Redruth Cornwall TR15 1TA England Coordinates: 50°14′04″N 5°14′18″W / 50.23437°N 5.23826°W |
| Local authority | Cornwall Council |
| DfE URN | 112054 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 1,051 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Red and Black |
| Publication | The Carn |
| Website |
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Redruth School A Technology College is a secondary school and sixth form college in Redruth, Cornwall, for 1,200 students aged 11 to 18. The school is developing its position as a focal point for the community, and retains strong links within the town. Redruth School has emerged as a strong and more successful establishment after a period which involved some negative publicity and underperformance. Staff and students have enjoyed recent successes with 2010 GCSE results predicted to place the school in the top 25% of similar schools nationally. Regular assemblies are held for many different years; also there are four houses (Murdoch, Marconi, Brunel and Holman) competing for the house cup, which Murdoch won last year, for the first time ever.
The sports fields of the school are also used as a venue for the Westward League Cross Country running competitions once a year.
Notable former pupils
- Aphex Twin, musician, attended the school, and named a song on the re-release of his Surfing on Sine Waves album after it.[2]
- Helen Blaby, BBC reporter and newspaper columnist
- Rory McGrath, comedian
- Aaron Kent, Poet, screenwriter, and theatre critic.