John Ruskin School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 16 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Unique reference
- 112384
- Address
- Lake Road, LA21 8EW
- Website
- http://www.jrs.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 244 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.3%
- Girls
- 46.7%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.1%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 86.9%
Unclassified 8.2%
Other White 3.3%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Mixed 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.42
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 51.6
Local authority average 46.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 21 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 21 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 17 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 45 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 45 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| French | GCSE | 13 |
| Geography | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
John Ruskin School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 45
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 50 21 29 |
| Year 8 | 48 33 15 |
| Year 9 | 49 25 24 |
| Year 10 | 48 20 28 |
| Year 11 | 49 31 18 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% n/a 86.5% |
Further education | 53.0% n/a 34.7% |
School sixth form | 26.0% n/a 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% n/a 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% n/a 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% n/a 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% n/a 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% n/a 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% n/a 1.0% |