John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Unique reference
- 100798
- Address
- John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, SE5 0PQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 474 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.0%
- Girls
- 46.0%
- First language not English
- 32.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.7%
African 34.4%
White British 12.4%
Mixed 11.6%
Other 9.3%
Unclassified 6.8%
Caribbean 6.1%
Other White 5.9%
Bangladeshi 5.1%
Other Black 2.7%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other Asian 1.7%
Chinese 1.3%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.5
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsWell above average3.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 73%
Local authority average 69%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 15%
Local authority average 12%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 107
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 25
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 12 7 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 13 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 13 8 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 57 29 28 |
| Year 1 | 56 30 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 62 31 31 |
| Year 4 | 63 31 32 |
| Year 5 | 67 38 29 |
| Year 6 | 59 37 22 |