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Ruskin Infant School

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personMs Catherine Starnes

corporate_fareLION ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWellingborough, NN8 3EG

language Visit Website phone 1933675430

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

183

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ruskin Infant School is a Academy converter primary school in Wellingborough, serving ages 2-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Ruskin Infant School is an academy converter in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 2-7. It is part of LION ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 29.2:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 December 2023

Inspection Report

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07 January 2021

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-12-05

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2020-02-26

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2017-11-02

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 230 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	230	2	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	206	3	1.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	230	11	4.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	197	4	2.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	181	3	1.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	205	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	183	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	169	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	191	2	1.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	191	9	4.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	190	0	0.0%	0.4%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

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Teacher Turnover

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