Ruskin Community High School
Ruskin Road, Crewe, CW2 7JT
713 pupils · 107% of 666 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 June 2024, published 8 September 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 37.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 35.8% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 136 | 126 | 322 | 136 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 150 | 148 | 295 | 150 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 149 | 141 | 300 | 149 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 150 | 169 | 344 | 150 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 149 | 169 | 318 | 149 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 145 | 147 | 321 | 145 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 140 | 153 | 306 | 140 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 150 | 156 | 280 | 150 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Oaks Academy 0.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic High School 1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Crewe Engineering and Design UTC 1.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Cheshire Studio School 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sir William Stanier School 2 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Shavington Academy 2.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.