John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes

Primary · Southwark · SE5 0PQ · URN 100798

Ofsted OutstandingLast inspected 2023-10-18Cohort 452

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 60

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 67 schools in Southwark

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
68%
Southwark 66.1%England 61%
1.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
7%
Southwark 11.2%England 8%
4.2 percentage points below the area average of 11.2
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Southwark 106.42England 105
In line with the area average of 106.4
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
107
Southwark 105.63England 105
1.4 above the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
110
Southwark 106.55England 105
3.5 above the area average of 106.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
60%
Southwark 33.7%England 32%
26.3 percentage points above the area average of 33.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
72%
Southwark 76.4%
4.4 percentage points below the area average of 76.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
77%
Southwark 74.1%
2.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
78%
Southwark 75.4%
2.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
60
Southwark 42
18 above the area average of 42
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Southwark	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	68% Southwark 66.1%England 61%	1.9 percentage points above the area average of 66.1	7 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	7% Southwark 11.2%England 8%	4.2 percentage points below the area average of 11.2	1 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Southwark 106.42England 105	In line with the area average of 106.4	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	107 Southwark 105.63England 105	1.4 above the area average of 105.6	2 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	110 Southwark 106.55England 105	3.5 above the area average of 106.6	5 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	60% Southwark 33.7%England 32%	26.3 percentage points above the area average of 33.7	28 percentage points above the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	72% Southwark 76.4%	4.4 percentage points below the area average of 76.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	77% Southwark 74.1%	2.9 percentage points above the area average of 74.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	78% Southwark 75.4%	2.6 percentage points above the area average of 75.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	60 Southwark 42	18 above the area average of 42	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Southwark · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.0 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 31.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 58.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8.3pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 60% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 7% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 19.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 68% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 93.5% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes Outstanding at its inspection on 18/10/2023.
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