Rush Common School is a primary school located in Abingdon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/01/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hendred Way, Abingdon

School Information

Address: Hendred Way, Abingdon, OX14 2AW
Website: www.rushcommonschool.org/
Telephone: 01235533583
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Kristen Fawcett
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137920

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/01/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 396
Number of Boys: 186
Number of Girls: 210

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.6
Writing
Below Average: -2.4 Confidence interval -3.9 to -0.9
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.7 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rush Common School
Hendred Way , OX14 2AW
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thomas Reade Primary School
Thomas Reade Primary School Radley Road , OX14 3RR
4out of 4 416 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Radley Road , OX14 3PP
3out of 4 621 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Dunmore Primary School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NR
3out of 4 803 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Long Furlong Primary School
Boulter Drive , OX14 1XP
3out of 4 1,099 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NP
3out of 4 1,079 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
John Mason School
Wootton Road , OX14 1JB
3out of 4 1,453 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF
3out of 4 2,334 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon and Witney College
Wootton Road , OX14 1GG
- not rated 1,284 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Europa School UK
Thame Lane , Culham OX14 3DZ
3out of 4 3,097 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingfisher School
Radley Road , OX14 3RR
3out of 4 447 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road , OX14 3PS
- not rated 702 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Abingdon School
Park Road , OX14 1DE
- not rated 1,644 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road , OX20 1LZ
- not rated 2,063 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Radley College
Abingdon , Oxfordshire OX14 2HR
- not rated 2,174 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.