John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, London, SE5 0PQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Co-Headteachers
- Mr Hamilton Nwokolo
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 550
- Pupils on roll
- 452
- URN
- 100798
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02077035800
About this school
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 452 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 62 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 73% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 15% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 82% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 89% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Southwark average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 70% | 65.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 63.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 65.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 474 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes compares
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes ranked 36th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.9% | 56.8% | 452 | — |
| St Paul's Church of England Primary School | 61% | 3.8% | 54% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 68% | 5.6% | 51.1% | 134 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School | 67% | 4.8% | 50.4% | 209 | 0.3 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infants School | — | 4.4% | 26.4% | 147 | 0.3 miles |
| St John the Divine Church of England Primary School | 52% | 7.7% | 43.2% | 97 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 56.84%
- English as an additional language
- 32.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Paul's Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes ranks 629th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What ages does John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes teach?
- John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the co-headteachers of John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes?
- The co-headteachers of John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes is Mr Hamilton Nwokolo, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes?
- John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes has 452 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes full?
- John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes has capacity for 550 pupils and 452 on roll (82%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes a faith school?
- No. John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes has no designated religious character.
- Does John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes have?
- The schools register lists John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes compare with other schools in Southwark?
- John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes ranked 36th of 63 primary schools in Southwark for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes's absence rate?
- John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.