Ruskin Junior School is a primary school located in Swindon. 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 22/11/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Wordsworth Drive, Swindon

School Information

Address: Wordsworth Drive, Swindon, SN2 7NG
Website: http://www.ruskinjuniorschool.com/
Telephone: 01793332107
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Beadnell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 142539

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/11/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 337
Number of Pupils: 313
Number of Boys: 154
Number of Girls: 159

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.6
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -3.9 to -1.5
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:1%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ruskin Junior School
Wordsworth Drive , Upper Stratton SN2 7NG 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon
Davenwood , Upper Stratton SN2 7LL 		3out of 4 383 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Grange Infants' School
Delamere Drive , Stratton St Margaret SN3 4XE 		2out of 4 782 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beechcroft Infant School
Beechcroft Road , Upper Stratton SN2 7QE 		3out of 4 861 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Grange Junior School
Grange Drive , Stratton St Margaret SN3 4JY 		1out of 4 1,392 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingsdown School
Hyde Rd , Stratton St Margaret SN2 7SH 		2out of 4 445 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR 		3out of 4 2,898 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue , SN2 1JR 		3out of 4 2,369 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Luke's Academy
Cricklade Road , SN2 7AS 		1out of 4 1,184 yd Academy special sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ 		3out of 4 1,468 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN 		- not rated 1,983 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nyland School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD 		3out of 4 3,075 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
EOTAS Swindon
Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL 		3out of 4 3,175 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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