John Ruskin School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Secondary
Coniston · LA21 8EW · Westmorland and Furness
Ages 11–16
- Att848.4
- P80.5
- EM5+31%
- Absence6.9%
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 112279
Coniston CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled school · Coniston · LA21 8AL
Ages 3–11 · 67 pupils · Westmorland and Furness
Ofsted
School remains Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
31%
Overall absence
5.0%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2023-05-24
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)31%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 104.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)3.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
- Authorised absence
- 3.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 57
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill68%
67 pupils · 98 places
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- Boys / girls
- 36 / 31
- School capacity
- 98
- Capacity fill
- 67 / 98 (68%)
- Free school meals
- 15.6%
- FSM pupils
- 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Carlisle
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Voluntary controlled school
- Federation
- The Fells Federation
- Headteacher
- Miss Danielle Fitzsimons
Location
- Address
- Shepherd's Bridge
- Postcode
- LA21 8AL
- Town
- Coniston
- County
- Cumbria
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Coniston, Westmorland and Furness, 67 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.6%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Carlisle.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Danielle Fitzsimons
- Telephone
- 01539441302