Ruskin Community High School
About Ruskin Community High School
Ruskin Community High School sits within Cheshire East, a local authority with 26 secondary schools and no Outstanding-rated secondary at all. In this landscape, the school ranks behind three top-performing peers: The Fallibroome Academy, Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College, and Poynton High School. It is a mixed, non-religious state secondary for pupils aged 11 to 16, with 715 students on roll. The headteacher is Dean Postlethwaite. The school holds a Good rating from Ofsted, which places it in the majority of Cheshire East secondaries — most of which are rated Good, with a handful requiring improvement. For families considering options in the area, Ruskin sits in a competitive field, but its Good rating and solid pupil numbers suggest a stable and well-regarded local choice.
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