Ruskin College, Oxford
Ruskin College is a post-16 school for pupils aged 16 to 99 in Oxford. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in November 2023.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ruskin College in detail
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Oxford Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dunstan Park (adjacent), 330 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ruskin College stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 176 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Oxfordshire (52), as is usual near a town centre.
Sources: NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Contribution to meeting skills needs: Reasonable
Source: Ofsted, further education and skills inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its November 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
About
Ruskin College, originally known as Ruskin Hall, Oxford, is a higher education institution and part of the University of West London, in Oxford, England. It is not a college of the University of Oxford.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 1 nearby school
Keep up with Ruskin College
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Oxford
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Oxford
Across Oxfordshire council
Places available
7,654
Applications
6,814
Got 1st preference
85.4%
Got preferred school
96.3%
All secondary applications across Oxfordshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(7)
Questions parents ask about Ruskin College
What is Ruskin College's Ofsted rating?
Ruskin College was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Ruskin College?
No fixed boundary. When Ruskin College is oversubscribed, Oxfordshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Ruskin College?
Apply through Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Ruskin College on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
How many road collisions happen near Ruskin College?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Oxfordshire is 5 (the median across 369 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ruskin College?
Ruskin College is at Dunstan Road, Old Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 9BZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)