Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7YL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gillian Kay
- Federation
- The Ivory Federation
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 105659
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617708236
About this school
Rushcroft Primary School is a community primary school in Oldham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rushcroft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 December 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 25 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 76% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 97% | 80% | 97% |
| Expected standard in maths | 93% | 84% | 93% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 97% | 84% | 97% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +6.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Rushcroft Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 187 |
| 2023/24 | 173 |
| 2024/25 | 169 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rushcroft Primary School compares
Rushcroft Primary School ranked 4th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 164 | — |
| Beal Vale Primary School | 66% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 202 | 0.3 miles |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 185 | 0.3 miles |
| Buckstones Primary School | 77% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | 77% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 212 | 0.6 miles |
| East Crompton St George's CofE School | 52% | 4.2% | 30% | 122 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.73%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 13.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beal Vale Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Buckstones Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
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St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
East Crompton St George's CofE School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Rushcroft Primary School ranks 4th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beal Vale Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rushcroft Primary School teach?
- Rushcroft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Rushcroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rushcroft Primary School is Mrs Gillian Kay, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rushcroft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rushcroft Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rushcroft Primary School?
- Rushcroft Primary School has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rushcroft Primary School full?
- Rushcroft Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 164 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Rushcroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rushcroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rushcroft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rushcroft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Rushcroft Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Rushcroft Primary School is part of the The Ivory Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rushcroft Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rushcroft Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Rushcroft Primary School ranked 4th of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rushcroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Rushcroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rushcroft Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rushcroft Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.