John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · London, Southwark
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.44 miles
Published by Southwark Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes is a primary school in London, Southwark for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 18 October 2023. Southwark has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 0.44 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.44 miles away, the 4th shortest of 10 Southwark primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- The Reception last distance swung between years, and the 2026 figure was nearer the school than in 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 69 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 55 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Southwark schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, London, SE5 0PQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Southwark
- Pupils on roll
- 452 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 57.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 18 October 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils love learning and thrive at this welcoming and supportive school.”
- “They enjoy the wide range of learning opportunities available through the academic curriculum and beyond.”
- “Pupils study a broad and ambitious curriculum that enables them to develop a deep and rich body of knowledge in different subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 November 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 69 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 55 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Southwark.
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School 0.2 mi Good
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Infants School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- St Joseph's Catholic Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Michael Faraday School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Keyworth Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Robert Browning Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brunswick Park Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published