Ruskin Academy is a primary school located in Wellingborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 19/07/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough

School Information

Address: Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG
Website: http://www.ruskinprimary.net/
Telephone: 01933381600
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Nicky Kingsnorth
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146414

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/07/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 294
Number of Boys: 138
Number of Girls: 156

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.6
Writing
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.1
Maths
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.8 to 0.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:74%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
Croyland Road , NN8 2AX 		4out of 4 1,472 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Finedon Road , NN8 4AB 		3out of 4 3,116 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ruskin Academy
Ruskin Avenue , NN8 3EG 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ruskin Infant School
Ruskin Avenue , NN8 3EG 		- not rated 8 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Olympic Primary
Olympic Way , NN8 3QA 		2out of 4 740 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Henshaw Road , NN8 2BE 		- not rated 1,071 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Croyland Primary School
Croyland Road , NN8 2AX 		2out of 4 1,437 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weavers Academy
Brickhill Road , NN8 3JH 		3out of 4 883 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle , NN8 4RP 		4out of 4 2,502 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wrenn School
London Road , NN8 2DQ 		3out of 4 2,632 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Friars Academy
Friars Close , NN8 2LA 		4out of 4 2,199 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wellingborough School
London Road , NN8 2BX 		- not rated 2,714 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Satellite
Rowan Gate Primary School , Finedon Road NN8 4NS 		4out of 4 3,170 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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