John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes

State-Funded School

john-ruskin-primary-school-and-language-classes-southwark-london

LondonRegion

SouthwarkLocal Authority

Vauxhall and Camberwell GreenConstituency

SE5 0PQPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Southwark, London.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 452 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 73%
Higher standard: 15%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

14%

Asian

Black

43%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

Any other group

11%

Unclassified

Pupils

452

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

32%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 452
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Nov 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
24 Feb 2009	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.