Community school · Southwark

John Ruskin Primary School and Language Classes

3–11Ages
452Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100798URN

John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, London, SE5 0PQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

156 applications for 58 places · 32nd of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 18 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Southwark median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

156 applications · 58 places offered · 69 named it first

2026 2.7; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 2.4; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 3.0; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 2.9; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 2.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 3.1; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 3.1; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 3.3; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 3.3; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 3.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 3.5; Southwark median median 3.0

This school
Southwark median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	156	2.7	69	1.19
Sep 2025	58	135	2.3	50	0.86
Sep 2024	55	132	2.4	48	0.87
Sep 2023	58	172	3.0	69	1.19
Sep 2022	58	169	2.9	70	1.21
Sep 2021	58	168	2.9	69	1.19
Sep 2020	55	172	3.1	61	1.11
Sep 2019	58	156	2.7	58	1.00
Sep 2018	58	178	3.1	82	1.41
Sep 2017	58	192	3.3	69	1.19
Sep 2016	57	189	3.3	65	1.14
Sep 2015	58	208	3.6	75	1.29
Sep 2014	58	204	3.5	65	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 77% · Maths 78% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%33rd of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard35%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southwark median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	7%	106	107
2023/24	73%	15%	105	107
2022/23	70%	14%	107	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

John Ruskin Primary School and Language ClassesThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Good2023

1.9applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Junior School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2022

67%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Infants School
0.4 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
St John the Divine Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Lambeth

Good2023

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Michael Faraday School
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Keyworth Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Robert Browning Primary School
0.7 km · Southwark

2025

2.6applications per place 43%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100798 · 210/2339
Capacity: 550 pupils · 452 on roll
Free school meals: 58.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: John Ruskin Street, Camberwell, London, SE5 0PQ
Local authority: Southwark

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources