Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Ruskin Infant School

2–7Ages
250Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148310URN

Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.7 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

74 applications for 53 places · 76th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 5 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

74 applications · 53 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Ruskin Infant School & Nursery (URN 121889), the previous school.

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	53	74	1.4	52	0.98
Sep 2025	53	72	1.4	49	0.92
Sep 2024	42	58	1.4	40	0.95
Sep 2023	31	49	1.6	29	0.94
Sep 2022	38	66	1.7	35	0.92
Sep 2021	42	66	1.6	40	0.95
Sep 2020 *	35	62	1.8	34	0.97
Sep 2019 *	52	71	1.4	49	0.94
Sep 2018 *	36	53	1.5	34	0.94
Sep 2017 *	64	83	1.3	54	0.84
Sep 2016 *	72	92	1.3	62	0.86
Sep 2015 *	77	98	1.3	60	0.78
Sep 2014 *	62	98	1.6	59	0.95

Schools nearby

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

Ruskin Infant SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Ruskin Academy
0.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

81%met the SATs standard
Olympic Primary
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.1applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2024

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Croyland Primary School
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

67%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas Church of England School
1.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place
Warwick Academy
1.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Redwell Primary School
2.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 57%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148310 · 940/2128
Trust: Lion Academy Trust
Capacity: 318 pupils · 250 on roll
Free school meals: 24.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2021
Replaced: Ruskin Infant School & Nursery (URN 121889)
Address: Ruskin Avenue, Wellingborough, NN8 3EG
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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