The Priory Ruskin Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jul 16 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Unique reference
136194
Address
Rushcliffe Road, NG31 8ED

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1379 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
53.3%
Girls
46.7%
First language not English
10.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.5%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 81.9%
Other White 9.2%
Mixed 2.4%
Other Asian 1.7%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Caribbean 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 15%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 22%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.3
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.45
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award42
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award39
Health StudiesTechnical Award35
Speech & DramaTechnical Award31
Sports StudiesTechnical Award22
Art & DesignGCSE59
BiologyGCSE30
ChemistryGCSE30
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
Design & TechnologyGCSE64
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Priory Ruskin Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
203
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
227
2nd preference
209
3rd preference
87
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
175
2nd preference
28
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20.2
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
237
145
92
Year 8
236
131
105
Year 9
232
119
113
Year 10
236
122
114
Year 11
222
123
99
Year 12
94
43
51
Year 13
122
52
70
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
85.2%
85.5%
Further education
30.0%
40.5%
36.9%
School sixth form
48.0%
40.5%
35.2%
Sixth form college
SP
3.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
7.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
4.0%
2.4%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
52.0%
59.8%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
4.0%
18.5%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
3.0%
3.1%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
1.9%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

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