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Rush Common School

Academy converter · Abingdon · OX14 2AW

Ages 2–11 · 417 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

74%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-01-06

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionStrong standard
  • Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)74%
Higher standard (RWM)26%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.8%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.8%
Enrolments in measure
340

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

53

Places offered

54

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
135
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill93%

417 pupils · 448 places

Pupils on roll
417
Boys / girls
200 / 217
School capacity
448
Capacity fill
417 / 448 (93%)
Free school meals
4.7%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST
Headteacher
Mr Kristen Fawcett

Location

Address
Hendred Way
Postcode
OX14 2AW
Town
Abingdon
County
Oxfordshire
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
0 on roll / 0 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 417 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 4.7%.

Open schools in Abingdon
32
Primary schools in Abingdon
21
Academies among open schools in Abingdon
31% (10)
Open schools in OX14
25
Primary in OX14
15
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371
Primary in Oxfordshire LA
242

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 AbingdonNear OX14

  • Thomas Reade Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 3RR · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS282%
    • Absence3.4%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand1.07

    0.2 miles away

  • St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 3PP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS239%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM19.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Dunmore Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 1NR · Oxfordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS240%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM16.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Long Furlong Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 1XP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence3.6%
    • FSM8.3%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Carswell Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 1DP · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Radley Church of England Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 3QF · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM12.8%
    • Demand0.92

    1.3 miles away

  • Caldecott Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Abingdon · OX14 5HB · Oxfordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Kristen Fawcett
Telephone
01235533583
Website
www.rushcommonschool.org/

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