John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes | School performance | Sipuha
sipuha
Tap to load interactive map
EnglandLondonSouthwarkSE5 0PQJohn Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
Primary

John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes

Primary

Southwark · London · SE5 0PQ www.johnruskin.southwark.sch.uk

Pupils
474
cap. 550
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
474
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
474
Pupils · 2024/25
32%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 18/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySouthwark
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes · Primary · Southwark

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
68%
-5pp
73%71%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
7%
-8pp
15%11%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
35%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
32%
Science expected standard
73%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
60%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
474
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
32%
FSM eligible
57%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, London, SE5 0PQ
Local authority
Southwark
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2568%7%72%35%77%12%78%32%73%78%106.0107.0110.024%474
2023/2473%15%77%29%79%23%82%45%77%89%105.0107.0109.024%477
2022/2370%14%75%47%82%25%88%33%86%89%107.0108.0110.0+1.50+1.90+3.1023%480
2018/1973%15%75%25%83%22%87%27%85%83%105.0106.0110.0-0.50+0.60+0.4018%484
2017/1871%15%77%21%89%31%84%34%82%84%104.0105.0107.0+0.20+3.40+2.1017%482
2016/1752%8%55%10%83%27%85%25%88%83%101.0106.0107.0-3.60+1.60+0.6016%488

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2547418.824%32%57%6%16%
2023/2447718.424%35%52%5%10%
2022/2348017.123%39%50%6%17%
2021/2249019.021%41%50%5%13%
2020/2148416.418%46%41%
2018/1948416.918%49%44%3%5%
2017/1848218.517%50%47%4%8%
2016/1748816.516%76%47%3%5%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.