A thriving community comprehensive secondary school in the heart of Coniston, within the Lake District National Park, Cumbria., Head Teacher's Welcome * John Ruskin School is a fully comprehensive, oversubscribed 11 – 16 community school situated in beautiful surroundings. We provide education in the heart of the Lake District for our catchment communities of Coniston, Hawkshead, Langdale and Broughton. However, many students from other areas also choose to travel