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Rucstall Primary School

Community school · Basingstoke · RG21 3EX

Ages 4–11 · 204 pupils · Hampshire

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

77%

Overall absence

3.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-06-04

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)77%
Higher standard (RWM)20%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
107.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence3.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.1%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

204 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
204
Boys / girls
100 / 104
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
204 / 210 (97%)
Free school meals
17.2%
FSM pupils
35
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Rachel Hughlock

Location

Address
Holbein Close, Black Dam
Postcode
RG21 3EX
Town
Basingstoke
County
Hampshire
Local authority
Hampshire
District
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
Basingstoke
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 204 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.2%.

Open schools in Basingstoke
58
Primary schools in Basingstoke
42
Academies among open schools in Basingstoke
21% (12)
Open schools in RG21
16
Primary in RG21
9
Open schools in Hampshire LA
620
Primary in Hampshire LA
423

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BasingstokeNear RG21

  • Fairfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 3DH · Hampshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM10.9%

    0.7 miles away

  • South View Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5LL · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM42.7%

    1.2 miles away

  • South View Infant and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5LL · Hampshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM34.2%

    1.3 miles away

  • Kings Furlong Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 8YJ · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM30.4%

    1.3 miles away

  • Old Basing Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG24 7DL · Hampshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM3.6%

    1.4 miles away

  • Oakridge Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Basingstoke · RG21 5RR · Hampshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM25.8%

    1.5 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rachel Hughlock
Telephone
01256466524
Website
www.rucstall.hants.sch.uk

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