John Ruskin School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Coniston, Westmorland and Furness
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
13.5 miles
Published by Westmorland and Furness Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2024–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
John Ruskin School is a secondary school in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 26 March 2025. Westmorland and Furness has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2024 to 2026 entry.
John Ruskin School 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 13.5 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 last distance offered: about the same in 2026 as in 2025 and 2024, and the 2026 figure was the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Of the 5 Westmorland and Furness secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance, the school's 13.5 miles was the 2nd longest; the middle figure was 10.50 miles.
- For 2026 Year 7 entry there were 52 first-choice applications for 46 offers; 46 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 50% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 52.9 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Westmorland and Furness schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Lake Road, Coniston, LA21 8EW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Pupils on roll
- 247 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 26 March 2025
Strengths
- “The pupils at John Ruskin School are courteous and kind-hearted and extend the warmest welcome to visitors and new arrivals.”
- “Pupils are first-rate ambassadors for their school.”
- “They demonstrate the high level of respect that is modelled to them by staff.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 50% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.9 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 52 first-preference applications, 46 offers in total, 46 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Westmorland and Furness.
- The Lakes School 6.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Ulverston Victoria High School 12.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cartmel Priory CofE School 12.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Queen Katherine School 13.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kirkbie Kendal School 13.9 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Dowdales School 15.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Dallam School 15.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow 17.2 mi Good Last distance published