Ruskin Academy
Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- LION ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Henry Gallyot
- Sponsor
- Lion Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- URN
- 146414
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933381600
About this school
Ruskin Academy is a primary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 255 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 74 | 87 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 88% | 87% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 18% | 21% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 95% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 92% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 89% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.60 | - | - |
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 Ruskin Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 273 |
| 2023/24 | 266 |
| 2024/25 | 250 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ruskin Academy compares
Ruskin Academy ranked 11th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% 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 | 81% | 5.9% | 42.8% | 255 | — |
| Ruskin Infant School | — | 6.9% | 40.4% | 250 | 0.0 miles |
| Olympic Primary | 85% | 4.1% | 34.3% | 400 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | 47% | 6.7% | 26.2% | 303 | 0.6 miles |
| Croyland Primary School | 55% | 8.3% | 38.7% | 414 | 0.8 miles |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | 67% | 5.3% | 26.5% | 239 | 0.9 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)
- 42.8%
- English as an additional language
- 30%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 13.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ruskin Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Olympic Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Croyland Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Wellingborough
Ruskin Academy ranks 3rd of the 21 ranked primary schools in Wellingborough.
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Great Doddington Primary Primary
- Irchester Community Primary School Primary
- Irthlingborough Junior School Primary
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Primary
- Oakway Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ruskin Academy teach?
- Ruskin Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Ruskin Academy?
- The headteacher of Ruskin Academy is Mr Henry Gallyot, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ruskin Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ruskin Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ruskin Academy?
- Ruskin Academy has 255 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Ruskin Academy full?
- Ruskin Academy has capacity for 360 pupils and 255 on roll (71%), 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 Ruskin Academy a faith school?
- No. Ruskin Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Ruskin Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ruskin Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ruskin Academy?
- Ruskin Academy is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ruskin Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 88% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ruskin Academy rank locally?
- Ruskin Academy ranked 11th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% 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 Ruskin Academy's absence rate?
- Ruskin Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ruskin Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ruskin Academy'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 2 July 2026.