Ruskin Community High School, Crewe

In 2026, pupils at Ruskin Community High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.1 in Cheshire East and 47 across England.

52% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Cheshire East and 47% in England.

That is up from 37.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.22: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.3, against 48.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and History.

For September 2026 entry, 126 families put Ruskin Community High School as their first choice and 322 named it as one of their preferences, for 136 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 7 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Ruskin Community High School are The Oaks Academy (0.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 32.6); St Thomas More Catholic High School (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49); Crewe Engineering and Design UTC (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 31.6); and Cheshire Studio School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 24).

Ruskin Community High School's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

33 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ruskin Community High School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 90% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (94%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (79%).

Of the 137 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 84% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

34.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (57%), Asian (8%) and Black (6%).

The nearest railway station is Crewe Rail Station, about 900 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sport & Language College (outside), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 412 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Cheshire East (61), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Ruskin Community High School issued 201 suspensions, 28.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Ruskin Community High School are Edleston Primary School (0.2 miles), Gainsborough Primary & Nursery Academy (0.4 miles), Vine Tree Primary School (0.5 miles) and Pebble Brook Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.