Community school · Hampshire

Rucstall Primary School

4–11Ages
204Pupils
PrimaryPhase
116040URN

Holbein Close, Black Dam, Basingstoke, RG21 3EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.3 above Hampshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hampshire

100 applications for 30 places · 10th of 287 in Hampshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

4 June 2024
Graded inspection: Outstanding
8 March 2023
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

3.3applications per place, Reception

1.3 above Hampshire median (2.0) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

100 applications · 30 places offered · 40 named it first

2026 3.3; Hampshire median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Hampshire median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Hampshire median median 2.0
2022 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2021 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2020 1.5; Hampshire median median 2.0
2019 1.4; Hampshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2017 1.7; Hampshire median median 2.0
2016 1.6; Hampshire median median 2.0
2015 1.2; Hampshire median median 2.0
2014 1.3; Hampshire median median 2.1

This school
Hampshire 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	30	100	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2025	30	73	2.4	31	1.03
Sep 2024	25	49	2.0	21	0.84
Sep 2023	19	34	1.8	16	0.84
Sep 2022	28	41	1.5	28	1.00
Sep 2021	29	44	1.5	24	0.83
Sep 2020	25	38	1.5	23	0.92
Sep 2019	24	34	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2018	27	42	1.6	25	0.93
Sep 2017	26	43	1.7	21	0.81
Sep 2016	34	55	1.6	34	1.00
Sep 2015	34	41	1.2	31	0.91
Sep 2014	32	43	1.3	24	0.75

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 93% · Maths 97% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%3rd of 300 in Hampshire

Hampshire 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Hampshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Hampshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard93%

Hampshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Hampshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Hampshire 76% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Hampshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	24%	109	110
2023/24	81%	23%	108	111
2022/23	77%	20%	106	107

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

Rucstall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

3.3applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Queen Mary's College
1.0 km · Hampshire

Not yet inspected
Fairfields Primary School
1.1 km · Hampshire

Good2022

2.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.5 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
South View Junior School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good2022

56%met the SATs standard
Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery
2.0 km · Hampshire

Requires improvement2023

1.5applications per place
South View Infant and Nursery School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Remains Good · concerns noted2024

1.9applications per place
Kings Furlong Junior School
2.0 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

55%met the SATs standard
Old Basing Infant School
2.3 km · Hampshire

Good2022

2.4applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 116040 · 850/2320
Capacity: 210 pupils · 204 on roll
Free school meals: 17.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Holbein Close, Black Dam, Basingstoke, RG21 3EX
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

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