History

The Ruskin College Campus is set in gorgeous Old Headington, and has a real community feel. You will love our leafy and quiet location, with lots of outdoor space, yet we are only a short distance from the bustling city of Oxford.

Old Headington, the area where the college is located, is a "Conservation area" where the original architecture has remained unchanged over the years.  Originally, it was a medieval village on the edge of the city but today, it is home to Ruskin College.

The College is a Higher Education College today but it was founded in 1899 by two Americans who studied at Oxford University and decided that the same level of education should be available to everyone. The College is named after John Ruskin, a radical progressive and thinker who also gave his name to the hospital nearby which serves the people of Oxford.

Facilities

• Landscaped grounds

• 10 well kept, bright, modern classrooms

• Interactive whiteboards in all classrooms

• Computer rooms

• An excellent library

• A canteen for up to 200 students in two sittings

• Football, basketball and tennis facilities a short walk from the campus at Bury Knowle Park

Transport

Ruskin is well served by local buses.  There are many choices of buses to get to the city centre, all leaving from the Headington Shops bus stop; from here, almost all the buses go to the city centre. Your bus pass will allow you to get on any bus going in the direction of the city centre. To see live bus times, download the UK Bus Checker app, from either the Google Play store or the Apple store - it's incredibly useful and will help you understand bus times.

From Parade Green Residence, public buses are very regular (see the timetable for bus number 10 and bus number 100) and leave from the bus stop immediately outside the Parade Green Complex at the bus stop called Paul Kent Hall and take you to near the Ruskin Campus, to the bus stop called Manor Surgery.  From there it is a short walk to Ruskin. See the walking map from the Headington bus stop to the college.  From the Headington bus stop, there is a short walk to the campus.