Rushcroft Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Oldham
Rushcroft Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 December 2022. Oldham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2022 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Trent Road, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7YL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 164 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to Rushcroft Primary School.”
- “They arrive happy and ready to get their day of learning underway.”
- “Pupils chat with each other as they make their way into their classrooms, where staff greet them with a warm smile.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects not enough is done to identify the few pupils who are not remembering their previous learning.”
- “This affects how well these pupils build up their knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 80% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2022 to 2026, as Oldham published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- Beal Vale Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Buckstones Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- East Crompton St George's CofE School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Crompton Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thornham St. James CofE Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published