Rushcroft Primary School
Primary schoolRushcroft Primary School is a primary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 164 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, December 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 7 December 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at Rushcroft Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Oldham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Beal Vale Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- The Crompton House Church of England AcademySecondary. School remains Good, May 2024. Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
- Buckstones Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High CromptonPrimary. School remains Good, November 2022. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Farrowdale House SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Oldham
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).