Primary school

Rushcroft Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Oldham
  • OL2 7YL
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2012

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,991 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 14%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 61%61%2016/17: top 75%2017/18: top 98%2018/19: top 69%2022/23: top 15%2023/24: top 18%2024/25: top 14%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM80% · North West 63%9/10 Top 20%+58.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−12.4 pts
Reading score109 · North West 1059/10 Top 20%+64.8 pts
Maths score109 · North West 10510/10 Top 10%+66.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 50% · 28 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 52% · 29 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 32% · 31 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 77% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 76% · 25 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 80% · 30 pupils · North West 63%80%32%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 28 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 7% · 29 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 8% · 25 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 30 pupils · North West 6%8%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 28 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 102 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 110 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 106 · 25 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 105110100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 28 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 29 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 98 · 31 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 107 · 25 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 109 · 30 pupils · North West 10510998No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 96.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd113
3rd121

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026164
Free school meals (past 6 years)33.7%
First language not English1.8%
SEN support26.0%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)5.2%
Persistently absent pupils13.7%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.7%

78.1% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher28.2
Pupils per adult13.2
  • Classroom teachers 4.2
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 6.6
  • Other support 4.3

Teachers 5.8 FTE · Whole workforce 16.7 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,588
Spend per pupil£7,814
Staff spend per pupil£5,611
Reserve per pupil£861
  • +£141,134revenue reserve
  • −£36,992in-year balance

Grants £6,997 · self-generated £724 · premises £507 per pupil