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Ruskin Community High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
Ruskin Road, Crewe CW2 7JT · ruskinhighschool.co.uk · 01270 560514
Overview
- Ofsted
- Concerns
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Cheshire East 47.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.55 mi
- 2.49 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Cheshire East Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 713
- 47 over 666 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
- First language not English
- 35.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.55 mi (2.49 km) from the school. Source: Cheshire East Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 126 families put the school first and 136 places were offered; 94% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 136 | 126 | 0.9 | 94% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 150 | 148 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 149 | 141 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 150 | 169 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | 169 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.55 mi2.49 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.9, and 26.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Cheshire East it was 47.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼35.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.16 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 5.8 | +3 |
| Further education | 83.9 | +5.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 2.9 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.6 | −4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 0.7 | −3.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Ruskin Community High School was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Concerns
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 33
- 5% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 13 parents (39%) whose child was bullied
based on 12 parents (36%) with SEND