The Priory Ruskin Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Nov 13 2017 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
1406 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
52.9%
Girls
47.1%
First language not English
9.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.7%
Other White 8.7%
Mixed 2.7%
Other Asian 1.6%
African 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
0.15
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.02
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 16%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 32%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.7
Local authority average 46.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.56
Local authority average 4.08
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award46
Childcare SkillsTechnical Award35
Health StudiesTechnical Award40
Speech & DramaTechnical Award32
Sports StudiesTechnical Award48
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE59
BiologyGCSE46
ChemistryGCSE46
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE22
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Priory Ruskin Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
191
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
228
2nd preference
238
3rd preference
80
From another Local Authority
10
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
158
2nd preference
29
3rd preference
4
To another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes21.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
239
131
108
Year 8
239
117
122
Year 9
241
124
117
Year 10
226
123
103
Year 11
240
146
94
Year 12
132
59
73
Year 13
89
44
45
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
86.6%
85.6%
Further education
43.0%
39.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
38.0%
43.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
SP
3.4%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.4%
0.5%
Entering employment
4.0%
3.7%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
4.0%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
4.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.3%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
66.4%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
15.0%
24.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
3.3%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.8%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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