Richard Lander School

I am bullied every single day. I have reported it to student report multiple times (close to 10) but all they did was say "Don't do that." like once. Other times they do nothing.

It's ridiculous.
They also care about socks. I asked a tecaher why we couldn't wear trainer socks and he said that it was "sexu4lly distracting,"....

WHO IS SEXU4LLY ATTRACTED TO ANKLES?
Who says "Omg, look at them s3xy ankles 😏"

I wouldn't reconnect sending your kid there.
I found a hair in my canteen food and it was really, really long

They just teach useless stuff and don’t care about our mental health or what job we want to do

This school has everyone fooled.
I've heard people say that it's the best school in the area. I have to admit, they have the outside world wrapped around their finger.
They celebrate mental health awareness week but if a child has a panic attack or is having a hard and mentally challenging time they say, "Your just attention seeking."

Their way of dealing with bullying is awful. They celebrate Anti-Bullying week but don't care if a child is bullied.
I am constantly bullied. I'd tell you why but I don't want too because well, I just don't.
They call me names and pick on me for things I can't control.
I was bullied for moving down a set, I get called names too and not a single lesson goes by were I don't have someone picking on me. The seating plans suck.

The canteen food has hairs in it. Gross, if you ask me. I purchased a cake a few months ago and I found a very long, brown hair on it. And it's not mine because i'm not a brunette.

They care very deeply about the colour of our socks. They even care if they're ankle socks.

If you are trying to decide if you should send your kid to RLS or another school. I recommend the other school.
The only thing good about this school is that is safe-ish. They sometimes leave doors unlocked however.

I would give no stars , so much bullying ,my boy has his bikes kicked in so many times in 3 years I've paid thousands. Told to buy decent rugby boots at lockdown, on long term sick bought nikes never worn. Allowed to swear in school, allowed to pick on and bully nothings ever said I've rung about my boy alot they tell him they've spoken to me but I can prove they never have.just him getting asked which makes bullying worse ,I'm sure teachers like kids leaving broken

Ok so I really dont recommend sending your kids to this school. They all think anyone with a mental health issue is attention seeking and should just "get on with it and go home" I WAS LITERALLY TOLD THIS AFTER I WAS FORCED TO TELL THEM ABOUT CUTTING MYSELF.
This school makes me sick and I'm not surprised if it makes people depressed and anxious just thinking about going in. Not to mention the teachers little golden boys and girl who will just go on bullying and bullying it's not ok.

I was an ex student at this school and as i have seen alot of people share the experiences ive been through unfortunately I’m not the only one who experienced these things. The first year i was being heavily picked on especially in my drama classes I renember telling a teacher about a certain child and the teachers excuse was “they have adhd” as someone who knew many people with this i knew at that young age it was not an excuse and how pathetic there attempt too stop harrasment is year 8-9 was overall okay but as i got into year 10 and 11 things durastically changed as over lockdown and as we grew up i like many others found love of jewllery accessories fashion etc i was heavily picked on by the teachers while others they blindly watched walk past with the exact same stuff i had on over these two years I developed serious mental illnesses i didnt come into school very often as i find and found just living very difficult but when i did come in i was picked on multiple times i was sent too student support having a mental breakdown because i just wanted too be allowed too exist they were obviously by now aware of my issues but still continued too pick on me and it felt like it was mainly me.
Once the headteacher himself pulled me aside he gave me 4 behaviours one because of the jewllery i was wearing 2 for my pe joggers rope (too tighten or loosen your joggers with)being a different COLOUR 3rd because i had “ignored his rules” and fourth because of my ear jewellery he was going too confiscate it until my parents came and picked it up as i said someone who they were also aware was mentally ill this didnt help me on this certain day i was never a bad kid always behaved did my work but apparently being different which is what they “strive” for is not okay and i was harassed for existing so many similar incidents happened like that one and it really crushed my mental state even more and i felt so trapped and i couldn’t get out . The unifrom rules are plain contradictory i see teachers wearing multiple bracelets rings piercings and they strive for “difference” but you get blasted as soon as you are they dont care about bullying you are just a number too them you are just money not only that i know a girl who was BANNED from going too prom a once in a lifetime experience for wearing a NOSE STUD they truly seem too enjoy making the kids lives a hassle and im so glad too have left like many others but please please do NOT send your child here unless you want them faking sick everyday developing issues and having daily “talks” with the head team please as an ex student save your child from the hassle and find a better school this school only cares about reputation and there numbers all they claim are lies they do not want you too be individual they do not stop bullying they do not care all they want is there paycheck please just do NOT send your child here

after someone shouted that a child has a joint a teacher continued to bag search the mixed race child multiple times despite only taking a glance inside of the other childrens bag. in my opinion this is pure racism.

The teachers care more about the colour of our socks than they do about our mental health. The lessons are mundane and drag on with little to no chance to have a break. The only upside to the school is that you get to see your friends for 45 mins a day at our lunch breaks that have been halved and our fifteen min break, that's as long as you don't have a detention for wearing the wrong socks or having a stripe of purple in your hair that is barely noticeable or need to go and see teachers. The homework is ridiculous, between the amount set to the content of it based on the fact we are never taught any of it to the ridiculous amount to complete in a ridiculously short amount of time. Teachers will always find a reason to have a problem with you even if you haven't actually done anything wrong. School ends up being draining you for 6 hours a day and however long you have to do homework for.

Good academic opportunities, bad support networks, bad mental health awareness or assistance.

awful school they don’t care about my child’s mental health there is absolutely little to no freedom and they always brag about how they support individuality which obviously is not true my daughter was walking in the corridor and got stopped and confiscated her coat and earrings and was told by the headmistress that she could see my daughters pants which is inappropriate to even be looking there in the first place secondly she took away my child’s phone and lipbalm without any reasoning whatsoever awful school I do not recommend

I’m an ex student and my sister is still attending as a yr11. The teachers spend more time telling students off for what they’re wearing rather than actually teaching. Today, two of the teachers tried confiscating my sisters coat and phone merely because she was wearing her coat in the corridor. I was suspended twice from Richard Lander simply because I had more than 1 stud in each ear. If your socks are too high, have a logo, or are any colour other than black, then this is enough for the school to give you a detention. They’ll even give you a detention for wearing one of the SCHOOL hoodies during class. Unless you want your kids to go through 5 years of utter bulls**t, I’d recommend finding a different school.

Richard Lander is a school riddled with with racism, misogyny and homophobia. Staff spend lunchtimes drooling over under age children and the school is ran by a whites-only clique going by the name of "XDevoid". Further more, the ARK students are treated sub human being made the butt of the head teacher's jokes over the tannoy. Overall this school is not a safe learning space for any child regardless of age, race or gender.

Appalling school who write off the opportunities of students in Year 7 once they have been labelled as low achievers. Attitude of staff generally is to shout rather than engage with students and the application of rules is petty and vindictive, again further switching students off from engaging in learning. The resultant GCSE profile my son departed with from the school bore no resemblance to his actual potential; thankfully, the aspirational teaching ethos at Truro College enabled him to maximise his A level grades and move onto a currently successful university experience. A somewhat different outcome from that predicted by several staff at this school.

Richard Lander School provides an excellent learning environment.
My child moved to Richard Lander at the end of year 8 from another secondary school, and as parents we wondered if this was going to be a good move, but we are so glad we made the choice. It was absolutely the correct one.
Our son has thrived since being at Richard Lander, and this is down to both the superb friendship network he has built up and the excellent care and attention of staff. They have provided an excellent level of pastoral care and education, and have helped to nurture my son into the fantastic year 11 student that he is - despite the most difficult and challenging of times this year. Their level of home education has been second to none throughout the pandemic and this has supported my son's return to school.
The exam results have been and continue to be, among the top performing schools in Cornwall and this is highlighted by the fantastic curriculum that they have provided.
I fail to see how people have said that racism is not challenged, as I have seen first hand that the school provides a very inclusive curriculum, which includes the topics of racism, diversity and equality and I know that these issues are challenged throughout the school.
My son has valued his education at Richard Lander, and as a parent I have been nothing but complimentary and seen nothing other than caring staff and excellent teachers who strive to provide an excellent education for their students.
I would have no worries whatsoever about highly recommending Richard Lander School to anybody who is considering local secondary schools.

Richard Lander School is an excellent school. Its staff are caring, friendly and knowledgeable. The exam results that the school attains are significantly above those of other schools both in Cornwall and nationally.
Although many of the reviews are written on the same date or within days of each other (which may suggest they are from the same person or source), I am amazed to see suggestions that the school does not challenge racism, as that is certainly not my experience. I know it is challenged on both an individual basis and systematically in PSHE lessons and through school assemblies. Indeed, Richard Lander school supports several schools in Uganda. Students raise funds throughout the year and then sends upwards of 80 students to Uganda each year to oversee and assist with the spending of these funds. This does not mean an individual student could not issue a racist slur, but certainly it would be challenged by the school.
The school also leads on diversity and ecological issues within the county and has been the host school for student events regarding these issues.
I can certainly highly recommend this school to anyone living in the area.

I was a former member of the white people only club at this school, I was brainwashed by staff who teach your children that it would be the right thing to do, I have since learned that I have been misguided and will never think about white supremacy again! In my history course they glorified Hitler to make him seem ingenious and brave! I believe that this school is solely responsible for all the racism in South West of Cornwall. Black children at this school are bullied by white students, this is even encouraged by teachers and do nothing to stop it. Throughout the lunch and break you will hear many racist remarks towards minorities, this school is evil and I have nothing else to say.

I did this school once kinda bad

I was a former member of the white people only club at this school, I was brainwashed by staff who teach your children that it would be the right thing to do, I have since learned that I have been misguided and will never think about white supremacy again! In my history course they glorified Hitler to make him seem ingenious and brave! I believe that this school is solely responsible for all the racism in South West of Cornwall. Black children at this school are bullied by white students, this is even encouraged by teachers and do nothing to stop it. Throughout the lunch and break you will hear many racist remarks towards minorities, this school is evil and I have nothing else to say.

Awful. This school might be the lowest of the low for any secondly school students. My child’s maths teacher is getting lower grades on tests than him and there is constantly racist and homophobic scriptures on the toilet walls, not to mention the throwing of urine bags and fesses on the walls and sinks. Many teachers have also been described as ‘creepy’ when approaching girls with short skirts or boys uniform.