John Ruskin School is an 11–16 school on Lake Road in Coniston, Cumbria

Coniston, Cumbria

Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Furness region of Cumbria, England. It is located in the southern part of the Lake District National Park, between Coniston Water, the third longest lake in the Lake District, and Coniston Old Man; about north east of Barrow-in-Furness.-Geography and...

. The school is part of the Rural Academy, a group of nine small schools in Cumbria which was awarded Technology College status in 2004, and a member of the South Lakes Federation of Schools. According to a recent Ofsted

Ofsted

The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....

 report, "It capitalises on its small size by providing a very welcoming and friendly ethos where relationships are very good and students and staff know each other well." It was classed as a good school and was noted for outstanding attendance and behaviour. The school attracts pupils from both the village itself and the surrounding area largely from the respective primary schools of Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton-in-Furness

Broughton in Furness is a small town on the southern boundary of England's Lake District National Park. It is located in the Furness region of Cumbria, which was part of Lancashire before 1974...

 and Hawkshead

Hawkshead

Hawkshead is a village and civil parish in the Cumbria, England. It is one of the main tourist honeypots in the South Lakeland area, and is dependent on the local tourist trade...

. The school has no sixth form, the nearest being at Ulverston Victoria High School

Ulverston Victoria High School

Ulverston Victoria High School is a Mathematics and Computing Specialist school in the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, Northern England.-Ofsted:...

, however many choose to go to elsewhere such as Barrow Sixth Form College, Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness

Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness

Furness College is a college of further education in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It provides a wide range of vocational education and training to over 16s, notably working with BAE Systems to train apprentices for their shipyard in Barrow. The college also offers evening classes for the local...

 or Kendal College

Kendal College

Kendal College is a further education college situated in Kendal on the edge of the Lake District National Park. The college provides a range of training and education programmes, including Further Education, Higher Education and training courses to support local employers, as well as more diverse...

. The school recently converted the disused garage into a state of the art design facility as part of their design and technology department. It was opened by Tim Farron

Tim Farron

Timothy James Farron is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is currently Member of Parliament for the constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale...

, local MP, on 10 November 2008.