Rushwick CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Worcester, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.622 miles
Published by Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Rushwick CofE Primary School is a primary school in Worcester, Worcestershire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Rushwick CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.622 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), the 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Worcestershire.
- In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 1.622 miles away, 25th shortest of 83 Worcestershire primary schools with a published last distance; middle figure 2.17 miles.
- Between 2020 and 2026, every Reception applicant was offered a place in 6 of the 7 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 25 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 22 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (12%) were not offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Rushwick CE Primary School, Upper Wick Lane, Worcester, WR2 5SU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at Rushwick Church of England Primary School.”
- “The inclusive culture of the school means everyone is made to feel welcome from the moment they enter the building.”
- “Leaders and staff make sure that pupils are ready to learn.”
To improve
- “In contrast, there are inconsistencies in the quality of pupils' writing.”
- “Some pupils make errors in spelling and handwriting.”
- “At times, curriculum activities are not aligned closely enough to pupils' different learning needs.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 March 2026 (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) | 68% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Worcestershire.
- Honeywell Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Pitmaston Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Clement's CofE Primary 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Oldbury Park Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Powick CofE Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St George's Catholic Primary School 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cherry Orchard Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published