Rush Common School
Hendred Way, Abingdon, OX14 2AW
417 pupils · 93% of 448 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- ABINGDON LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 January 2026, published 1 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 78% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 56 | 52 | 137 | 56 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 74 | 176 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 54 | 53 | 135 | 54 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 61 | 139 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 42 | 34 | 118 | 42 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 52 | 43 | 116 | 52 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 49 | 37 | 129 | 49 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 55 | 139 | 57 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Thomas Reade Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School 0.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Dunmore Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Long Furlong Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Carswell Community Primary School 1.8 km · Standards maintained (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.