Academy sponsor led · Worcestershire

Rushwick CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
149Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
149476URN

Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Rushwick CE Primary School, Upper Wick Lane, Worcester, WR2 5SU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

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

2.2per place

0.4 above Worcestershire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Worcestershire

67 applications for 30 places · 38th of 145 in Worcestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 1 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years			Needs attention
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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

13 January 2026
Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
8 February 2022
Graded inspection: Inadequate · as Rushwick CofE Primary School, URN 116847

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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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 above Worcestershire median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

67 applications · 30 places offered · 25 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.9
2025 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2024 1.9; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8
2022 2.1; Worcestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Worcestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 2.2; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2018 2.0; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Worcestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Worcestershire median

Dashed bars: as Rushwick CofE Primary School (URN 116847), the previous school.

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	67	2.2	25	0.83
Sep 2025	22	35	1.6	21	0.95
Sep 2024	18	34	1.9	18	1.00
Sep 2023	30	44	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2022 *	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2021 *	27	53	2.0	23	0.85
Sep 2020 *	29	47	1.6	29	1.00
Sep 2019 *	25	54	2.2	22	0.88
Sep 2018 *	30	60	2.0	34	1.13
Sep 2017 *	23	58	2.5	21	0.91
Sep 2016 *	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	17	45	2.7	17	1.00
Sep 2014 *	20	53	2.7	24	1.20

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 76% · Maths 80% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%44th of 113 in Worcestershire

Worcestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Worcestershire 78% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Worcestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Worcestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Worcestershire 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Worcestershire 76% England 77%

Higher standard24%

Worcestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Worcestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	4%	109	106
2023/24	71%	10%	108	106
2022/23

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

Rushwick CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses 2026

2.2applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Honeywell Primary School
1.1 km · Worcestershire

Good2023

1.3applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Pitmaston Primary School
1.6 km · Worcestershire

Remains Outstanding2023

2.1applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary
1.8 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
St Clement's CofE Primary
2.2 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Oldbury Park Primary School
2.3 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Powick CofE Primary School
2.5 km · Worcestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St George's Catholic Primary School
3.3 km · Worcestershire

Remains Good · concerns noted2023

2.4applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Cherry Orchard Primary School
3.4 km · Worcestershire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149476 · 885/2044
Trust: Elements Diocesan Learning Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 149 on roll
Free school meals: 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2023
Replaced: Rushwick CofE Primary School (URN 116847)
Address: Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Rushwick CE Primary School, Upper Wick Lane, Worcester, WR2 5SU
Local authority: Worcestershire · Malvern Hills

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