Redruth School
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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2010}}
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| name = Redruth School
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| motto = Expect the Best
| established = c. 1976
| closed =
| type = Foundation school
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| president =
| head_label = Headteacher
| head = Craig Bonds
| r_head_label = Deputy Headteachers
| r_head =
Beth Haslam
| chair_label = Chair of Governors
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| founder =
| 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