Academy converter · Oxfordshire

Rush Common School

2–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
137920URN

Hendred Way, Abingdon, OX14 2AW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

137 applications for 56 places · 89th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 6 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

6 January 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
17 November 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

2.5applications per place, Reception

close to Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

137 applications · 56 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.6; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 1.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.3; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 3.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire 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	56	137	2.5	52	0.93
Sep 2025	60	176	2.9	74	1.23
Sep 2024	54	135	2.5	53	0.98
Sep 2023	60	139	2.3	61	1.02
Sep 2022	42	118	2.8	34	0.81
Sep 2021	52	116	2.2	43	0.83
Sep 2020	49	129	2.6	37	0.76
Sep 2019	58	139	2.4	55	0.95
Sep 2018	60	116	1.9	50	0.83
Sep 2017	59	134	2.3	55	0.93
Sep 2016	58	158	2.7	46	0.79
Sep 2015	60	205	3.4	88	1.47
Sep 2014	60	147	2.5	42	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 83% · Maths 88% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%35th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	12%	109	108
2023/24	74%	26%	108	109
2022/23	78%	24%	109	108

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 Common SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.5applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Thomas Reade Primary School
0.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2024

5.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
0.6 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Dunmore Primary School
0.7 km · Oxfordshire

2025

3.3applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Long Furlong Primary School
1.0 km · Oxfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Carswell Community Primary School
1.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Radley Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Caldecott Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard

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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 137920 · 931/2574
Trust: Alt Trust
Capacity: 448 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 4.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 March 2012
Replaced: Rush Common School (URN 123070)
Address: Hendred Way, Abingdon, OX14 2AW
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Vale of White Horse

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