All Hallows Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,216 pupils
91% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.6
Community school
Ruskin Community High School
- Pupils on roll
- 713of 666 places
- Free school meals
- 34.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 134
- Ofsted
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next, 19 June 2024Read the Ofsted report
What the data says
Ruskin Community High School has no sixth form. Of the 118 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 86% to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Fine Art is unusually popular at GCSE: 32% of the year group took it, against 9% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.9 against 46.1 across England and 47.1 in Cheshire East, with 26% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Ruskin Community High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Cheshire East and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ruskin Community High School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 118 | 4,099 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 95% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 8% | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 86% | 40% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 4% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ruskin Community High School | Cheshire East | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.9 | 47.1 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 68% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 36% | 39% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | 4.10 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 33% | 19% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 28.7 | 32.3 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.4 | 50.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 26% | 9% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 128 | 96% | 89% | 16% | 20% | 67% |
| Mathematics | 128 | 96% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 55% |
| Combined Science | 127 | 95% | 65% | 7% | 9% | 43% |
| English Literature | 123 | 92% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 63% |
| Business Studies | 49 | 37% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 37% |
| History | 45 | 34% | 41% | 22% | 26% | 53% |
| Geography | 44 | 33% | 41% | 2% | 25% | 32% |
| Fine Art | 43 | 32% | 9% | 28% | 28% | 67% |
| Spanish | 35 | 26% | 19% | 3% | 27% | 46% |
| Psychology | 26 | 19% | 3% | 0% | 22% | 42% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 16% | 31% | 18% | 32% | 68% |
| Photography | 22 | 16% | 6% | 14% | 19% | 45% |
| Design and Technology | 19 | 14% | 11% | 0% | 23% | 26% |
| Music | 15 | 11% | 5% | 33% | 33% | 73% |
| French | 14 | 10% | 18% | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 10% | 13% | 23% | 30% | 46% |
| Electronics | 12 | 9% | 0% | 8% | 70% | 25% |
| German | 11 | 8% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 64% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 11 | 8% | 8% | 18% | 21% | 91% |
| Dance | 6 | 4% | 1% | 50% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 25 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 23 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 22 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 19 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Cheshire East
Alsager School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,528 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 51.9
Brine Leas School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,417 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Cheshire Studio School
Studio schools · sixth form
63% stayed in education · Attainment 8 24.0
Congleton High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,174 pupils
83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.8
Crewe Engineering and Design UTC
University technical college · sixth form · 299 pupils
67% stayed in education · Attainment 8 32.4
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.