Rushwick CofE Primary School

Rushwick CofE Primary School has shown commendable stability and improvement following significant leadership changes. The school is fostering an inclusive environment and providing adequate support for special educational needs, ensuring that all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, can access the curriculum. While the overall attendance and behavior of pupils are on par with national averages, some areas, particularly in writing, require further focus. Leaders have implemented measures to address these concerns, but the impact is still developing.

Strengths

• Strong inclusive culture that removes barriers to learning.
• Effective safeguarding practices ensuring pupil safety.
• Supportive environment that promotes positive behavior.
• Pupils achieve well in reading at the end of Year 6.
• Pupil premium funding is used effectively to support disadvantaged pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in teaching writing, including spelling and handwriting.
• Some pupils do not develop their knowledge well in writing.
• Early years activities are sometimes not sufficiently focused on learning objectives.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Rushwick CofE Primary School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Rushwick CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Rushwick CofE Primary School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 61.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 21.5% of pupils at Rushwick CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Rushwick CofE Primary School received £8,576 and spent £9,206 for each of its 156 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £126,000 (-£805 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, income was £7,945 and spending £8,026 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Worcester · Worcestershire local authority: places and applications

Rushwick CofE Primary School is part of Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Powick CofE Primary School Worcester
• Broadheath CofE Primary School Worcester
• Callow End CofE Primary School Worcester
• Madresfield CofE Primary School Malvern
• Malvern Parish CofE Primary School Malvern
• Martley CofE Primary School Worcester
• Crowle CofE Primary School Worcester
• St Barnabas CofE Primary Drakes Broughton Pershore
• Pinvin CofE Academy Pershore
• Castlemorton Church of England Primary School Malvern

What is Rushwick CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rushwick CofE Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Rushwick CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rushwick CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Rushwick CofE Primary School have?

Rushwick CofE Primary School has 149 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rushwick CofE Primary School cover?

Rushwick CofE Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Rushwick CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rushwick CofE Primary School?

Rushwick CofE Primary School is at Upper Wick Lane, Rushwick, Rushwick Ce Primary School, Upper Wick Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR2 5SU.