Ruskin Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–7 · Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Ruskin Infant School is a primary school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire for ages 2–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 December 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Ruskin Infant 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 52 first-choice applications for 53 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 29.2 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 22.1 across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
- 21.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire is 28%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–7
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 250 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 29.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 December 2023
Strengths
- “Ruskin Infant School welcomes all pupils and families.”
- “It has the highest expectations of itself, its pupils and the whole school community.”
- “Pupils are happy and proud to attend this school.”
To improve
- “However, in other subjects, pupils do not get the chance they need to deepen their understanding of the most important pieces of knowledge.”
- “As a result, pupils do not always recall key knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 52 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 North Northamptonshire.
- Ruskin Academy 0.0 mi Good
- Olympic Primary 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Croyland Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy 0.9 mi Not judged
- St Barnabas Church of England School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Warwick Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Redwell Primary School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published