Redruth School

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| name = Redruth School

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| motto = Expect the Best

| established = c. 1976

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| type = Foundation school

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| head_label = Headteacher

| head = Craig Bonds

| r_head_label = Deputy Headteachers

| r_head =
Beth Haslam

| chair_label = Chair of Governors

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| address = Tolgus Vean

| city = Redruth

| county = Cornwall

| country = England

| postcode = TR15 1TA

| local_authority = Cornwall Council

| ofsted = yes

| urn = 112054

| staff =

| enrolment = 1,399 students (2022-2023)

| gender = Coeducational

| lower_age = 11

| upper_age = 16

| houses = Marconi, Holman, Murdoch, Brunel

| colours = {{color box|Red}} Red, {{color box|Black}} Black and {{color box|Grey}}

| publication = The Carn

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| website = {{URL|http://www.redruth.cornwall.sch.uk}}

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Redruth School is a secondary school in Redruth, Cornwall, England, for pupils aged 11 to 16.{{cite web|url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/112054|title=Redruth School URN: 112054 Tolgus Vean, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1TA|publisher=Ofsted|accessdate=10 January 2020}} It was formed in 1976 by the merger of Redruth Grammar School and Tolgus Secondary School.

The sports fields of the school are also used as a venue for the Westward League Cross Country running competitions once a year.The school has extensive sports facilities, such as a swimming pool, a fitness suite and a gymnasium.

Craig Martin, the former headteacher of the school, left the position in 2022. He was headteacher for twelve years. The school's fitness suite has been renamed in his honour.{{Cite web |title=Jubilee celebration |url=http://www.redruth.cornwall.sch.uk/378/news/post/136/jubilee-celebration |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=www.redruth.cornwall.sch.uk |language=en}}

Notable former pupils

  • Richard James AKA Aphex Twin, musician, attended the school, and named a song on the re-release of his Surfing on Sine Waves album after it.{{cite web|url=http://www.aphextwin.nu/explore/98156219778363.shtml|title=The Aphex Twin Community – Track list}}
  • Helen Blaby, BBC reporter and newspaper columnist{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}
  • Rory McGrath, British comedian, television personality, and writer
  • Molly Caudery, Glasgow 2024 indoor championship gold medal pole vaulter, commonwealth silver medal pole vaulter

References

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Category:Secondary schools in Cornwall

Category:Foundation schools in Cornwall

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