Community school · Barking and Dagenham

Rush Green Primary School

3–11Ages
840Pupils
PrimaryPhase
101212URN

Dagenham Road, Rush Green, Romford, RM7 0RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

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204 applications for 120 places · 34th of 38 in Barking and Dagenham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

89%met the expected standard

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 July 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

8 July 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
6 March 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Barking and Dagenham median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

204 applications · 120 places offered · 119 named it first

2026 1.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2025 1.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.4
2024 1.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2023 1.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2022 1.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.5
2021 1.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.6
2020 1.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2019 1.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2018 1.5; Barking and Dagenham median median 3.0
2017 1.7; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8
2016 1.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2015 1.6; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.7
2014 1.8; Barking and Dagenham median median 2.8

More applications per place than the Barking and Dagenham median in 0 of 13 years.

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Barking and Dagenham median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	120	204	1.7	119	0.99
Sep 2025	115	171	1.5	112	0.97
Sep 2024	96	168	1.8	92	0.96
Sep 2023	109	176	1.6	102	0.94
Sep 2022	113	193	1.7	107	0.95
Sep 2021	102	166	1.6	100	0.98
Sep 2020	120	205	1.7	118	0.98
Sep 2019	106	180	1.7	103	0.97
Sep 2018	120	185	1.5	115	0.96
Sep 2017	95	162	1.7	86	0.91
Sep 2016	124	192	1.6	96	0.77
Sep 2015	93	152	1.6	90	0.97
Sep 2014	97	173	1.8	90	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 91% · Maths 95% → all three 89% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard89%1st of 39 in Barking and Dagenham

Barking and Dagenham 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Barking and Dagenham 79% England 78%

Higher standard60%

Barking and Dagenham 37% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard91%

Barking and Dagenham 77% England 75%

Greater depth25%

Barking and Dagenham 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

Barking and Dagenham 80% England 77%

Higher standard64%

Barking and Dagenham 34% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

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Barking and Dagenham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	89%	22%	110	111
2023/24	89%	22%	111	110
2022/23	75%	13%	107	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Rush Green Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Concordia Academy
1.0 km · Havering

Standards maintained2025

3.1applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Harrow Lodge Primary School
1.1 km · Havering

Outstanding2022

3.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Havering

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Crowlands Primary School
1.5 km · Havering

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
William Bellamy Primary School
1.6 km · Barking and Dagenham

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Hylands Primary School
1.7 km · Havering

Improved significantly2025

2.7applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
The Mawney Foundation School
1.7 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Benhurst Primary School
2.1 km · Havering

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 101212 · 301/2047
Capacity: 840 pupils · 840 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Rush Green Infants' School (URN 101213)
Address: Dagenham Road, Rush Green, Romford, RM7 0RL
Local authority: Barking and Dagenham

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources