Rushcroft Primary School is a primary school located in Oldham. 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 14/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.4%, which is 0.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Trent Road, Oldham

School Information

Address: Trent Road, Oldham, OL2 7YL
Website: www.rushcroftprimary.com
Telephone: 01617708236
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gillian Kay
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105659

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 14/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 182
Number of Boys: 109
Number of Girls: 73

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -1.4 to 3
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.5
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road , Shaw OL2 7YL 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street , Shaw OL2 7SY 		3out of 4 608 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street , Shaw OL2 7TD 		3out of 4 614 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue , Shaw OL2 8HN 		4out of 4 1,051 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
Rushcroft Road , Shaw OL2 7PP 		3out of 4 1,085 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road , Shaw OL2 7HS 		3out of 4 975 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT 		1out of 4 2,209 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Hollingworth Academy
Cornfield Street , Milnrow OL16 3DR 		4out of 4 2,825 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Cuthbert's RC High School
Shaw Road , Thornham OL16 4RX 		2out of 4 3,124 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st , Shaw OL2 7AD 		- not rated 1,107 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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