Ruskin Infant School

State-Funded School

ruskin-infant-school-north-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

North NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Wellingborough and RushdenConstituency

NN8 3EGPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Ruskin Infant School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–7, located in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 250 pupils. Ruskin Infant School is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

Black

16%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

250

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

21%

England average

27%

First language not English

34%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 7
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 250
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: LION ACADEMY TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
30 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
23 Jun 2020	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

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.