John Ruskin School
About the school
John Ruskin School is an open secondary school in Westmorland and Furness.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 26 March 2025
- Published
- 5 May 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Improved significantly
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.9
- Westmorland and Furness
- 45.4
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Westmorland and Furness
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 50.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 42.30%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 75.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 62.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 25.00%
- Westmorland and Furness
- 24.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.67
- Westmorland and Furness
- 3.9
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
242
Girls
47.11%
Boys
52.89%
SEN support
43.80%
Education, health and care plan
12.40%
English as an additional language
1.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
11.98%
Overall absence
5.73
Persistent absence
12.65
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
45
Sustained education or employment
98%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
18%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
2%