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Rush Common School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Kristen Fawcett

corporate_fareABINGDON LEARNING TRUST

location_onAbingdon, OX14 2AW

language Visit Website phone 1235533583

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

378

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Expected Standard

78%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Rush Common School is a Academy converter primary school in Abingdon, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 16% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rush Common School is an academy converter in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 429 pupils on roll, of whom 5% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 78% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #61 of 226 primaries in Oxfordshire and #5,131 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 61%

Reading86% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 71%

Maths88% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading78% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading88% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.4

Read

LA 0.4

1.6 to 5.2

2.3

Write

LA 0.0

0.6 to 4.1

3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

1.8 to 5.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.0

-2.6 to 0.6

-2.4

Write

LA -0.3

-3.9 to -0.9

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.7

-3.7 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%

Reading72% LA 76%

Writing76% LA 77%

Maths86% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.2

-2.9 to 0.3

-1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.2

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.7 to 0.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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11 January 2017

Inspection Report

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10 August 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2017-01-11

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-11-15

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 429 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	429	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	430	5	1.2%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	432	4	0.9%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	416	1	0.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	411	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	379	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	378	2	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	385	3	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	382	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	383	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	391	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	387	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	399	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	399	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	399	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	401	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	398	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	405	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	406	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	401	1	0.2%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	406	4	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	404	4	1.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	404	4	1.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 18 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils