Ruskin Junior School

Swindon · SN2 7NG

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 333 pupils, 37.8% FSM

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Ruskin Junior School

General Information

Address: Wordsworth Drive, Upper Stratton, Swindon, SN2 7NG – View on map
Phone: 01793332107
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Andrew Beadnell
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

333 pupils out of 340 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 126
% eligible for free school meals: 37.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Swindon average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 4.7% a year (Swindon 14%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Swindon: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 2 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Swindon, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.1%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

Resourced provision for Autism 9 places · 8 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 21.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 30 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 21 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Physical disability: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 56% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 4 percentage points below the Swindon average (60%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 55% against an expected 59%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 73% · Writing 66% · Maths 73% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 60%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 103
Based on: 70 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolSwindon averageEngland↗ Improving Up 6 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 4 percentage points below the Swindon average (60%).

Year 6 SATs: 36th of 54 junior and primary schools in the area

#34Goddard Park Community Primary School59%
#35Holy Family Catholic Primary School58%
#36Ruskin Junior School56%
#37Orchid Vale Primary School54%
=38Haydon Wick Primary School53%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

=1Moredon Primary School83%
=1Tregoze Primary School83%
#3Abbey Meads Community Primary School81%
=4Holy Rood Catholic Primary School80%
=4Lift Hazelwood80%
=4Rodbourne Cheney Primary School80%
=4The Croft Primary School80%
#8Wanborough Primary School77%
#9Lethbridge Primary School75%
#10Gorse Hill Primary School74%
=11Haydonleigh Primary School72%
=11Oakhurst Community Primary School72%
#13Drove Primary School71%
=14Brook Field Primary School70%
=14Shaw Ridge Primary School70%
=14Southfield Junior School70%
=14St Francis CofE Primary School70%
=14St Mary's Catholic Primary School70%
#19Robert Le Kyng Primary School69%
=20Ferndale Primary School & Nursery68%
=20Greenmeadow Primary School68%
=20St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon68%
=23Catherine Wayte Primary School67%
=23Mountford Manor Primary School67%
=25Lawn Primary and Nursery School65%
=25Wroughton Junior School65%
#27Westrop Primary & Nursery School63%
#28Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School62%
=29Grange Junior School61%
=29Liden Academy61%
=29Millbrook Primary School61%
=32Bridlewood Primary School60%
=32South Marston Church of England Primary School60%
#34Goddard Park Community Primary School59%
#35Holy Family Catholic Primary School58%
#36Ruskin Junior School56%
#37Orchid Vale Primary School54%
=38Haydon Wick Primary School53%
=38St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy53%
#40King William Street Church of England Primary School52%
=41Covingham Park Primary School51%
=41Red Oaks Primary School51%
=43Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School50%
=43Westlea Primary School50%
#45Holy Cross Catholic Primary School48%
#46Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy45%
=47Colebrook Junior School44%
=47Peatmoor Community Primary School44%
=47Swindon Academy44%
=50Nythe Primary School38%
=50Seven Fields Primary School38%
#52Eldene Nursery and Primary School37%
#53Oaktree Nursery and Primary School36%
#54Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery35%

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3rd of 4 junior schools in Swindon for Ofsted rating

#1Colebrook Junior SchoolGood
#2Grange Junior SchoolGood
#3Ruskin Junior SchoolGood
#4Southfield Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Colebrook Junior SchoolGood
#2Grange Junior SchoolGood
#3Ruskin Junior SchoolGood
#4Southfield Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,969 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 6 junior schools in Swindon for spending per pupil

#1Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School£7,096
#2Ruskin Junior School£6,969
#3Southfield Junior School£6,195
#4Colebrook Junior School£5,503

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Oliver Tomkins Church of England Junior School£7,096
#2Ruskin Junior School£6,969
#3Southfield Junior School£6,195
#4Colebrook Junior School£5,503
#5Wroughton Junior School£5,274
#6Grange Junior School£4,598

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