John Ruskin School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 25 2025 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
- 242 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.9%
- Girls
- 47.1%
- First language not English
- 1.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12%
- Persistent absence
- 12.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 43.8%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 25%
Local authority average 24%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.7
Local authority average 45.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.66
Local authority average 3.89
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 18 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 18 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 47 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 46 |
Admissions
John Ruskin School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 19
- From another Local Authority
- 41
Offers
- 1st preference
- 42
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 50 32 18 |
| Year 8 | 49 20 29 |
| Year 9 | 47 32 15 |
| Year 10 | 48 24 24 |
| Year 11 | 48 20 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 78.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 58.0% 45.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 32.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 5.2% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 18.0% 11.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 1.3% 3.0% |