Community school · Oldham

Rushcroft Primary School

3–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105659URN

Trent Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7YL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

52 applications for 22 places · 29th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2012

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Dec 2022

Inspection history

7 December 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 November 2012
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Oldham median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

52 applications · 22 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.4; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.7; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8

This school
Oldham 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	22	52	2.4	15	0.68
Sep 2025	16	34	2.1	12	0.75
Sep 2024	18	42	2.3	16	0.89
Sep 2023	15	28	1.9	14	0.93
Sep 2022	15	40	2.7	11	0.73
Sep 2021	29	48	1.7	16	0.55
Sep 2020	19	44	2.3	18	0.95
Sep 2019	24	52	2.2	21	0.88
Sep 2018	20	41	2.1	15	0.75
Sep 2017	20	46	2.3	14	0.70
Sep 2016	30	68	2.3	21	0.70
Sep 2015	30	63	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	68	2.3	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 97% · Writing 80% · Maths 93% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%3rd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard97%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard93%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard43%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	0%	109	109
2023/24	76%	8%	106	107
2022/23	77%	3%	110	109

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

Rushcroft Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Beal Vale Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Oldham

2026

3.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Buckstones Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
1.0 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St George's CofE School
1.0 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Crompton Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Newhey Community Primary School
1.6 km · Rochdale

2026

2.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Thomas' Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105659 · 353/2065
Capacity: 210 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 34.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Trent Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7YL
Local authority: Oldham

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