The Priory Ruskin Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire
Rushcliffe Road, Grantham, NG31 8ED
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
77%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.4%
26.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,347
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
1,250 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
77%
1st preference success rate
175 of 227 families who put it first got an offer
203
Places offered
526
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 227 | 175 | ● 77% |
| 2nd preference | 209 | 28 | ● 13% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 526 | 203 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Key
- Address
- Rushcliffe Road, Grantham, NG31 8ED
- Phone
- 01476410410
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Grantham St Wulfram's · Grantham and Bourne
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136194
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 33% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE PRIORY FEDERATION OF ACADEMIES
1,347 pupils · 1,250 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
17 July 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,191 pupils
Attendance
91.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.22 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 25% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.41 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.22 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 22.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 15.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 221 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.11 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 80 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 222 | 4% | 27% | 62% | |
| English Language | 222 | 7% | 42% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 219 | 6% | 33% | 62% | |
| Combined Science | 188 | 1% | 25% | 53% | |
| Geography | 128 | 10% | 45% | 59% | |
| Art and Design | 96 | 9% | 49% | 70% | |
| History | 92 | 8% | 32% | 47% | |
| Social Studies | 76 | 12% | 39% | 67% | |
| Design & Technology | 64 | 11% | 38% | 47% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 16% | 41% | 72% | |
| Biology | 30 | 13% | 90% | 100% | |
| Physics | 30 | 23% | 90% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 24 | 0% | 0% | 42% | |
| Sociology | 15 | 0% | 20% | 53% | |
| Art and Design | 14 | 0% | 0% | 14% | |
| History | 13 | 0% | 8% | 15% | |
| Geography | 12 | 0% | 8% | 58% | |
| Government and Politics | 12 | 0% | 0% | 8% | |
| Mathematics | 10 | 10% | 40% | 60% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 38% | 38% | |
| Graphics | 8 | 0% | 13% | 75% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 14% | 29% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 7 | 14% | 29% | 43% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 17827: Priory Ruskin Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 43% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 12% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 47% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Lincolnshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.