Rushmore Primary School, London

Ofsted's report card from its 22 September 2026 inspection grades Rushmore Primary School on 7 areas: 6 strong standard and 1 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils achieve highly across the curriculum and typically make above average progress from their starting points."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have created an ambitious and well-thought-out curriculum."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children make a highly positive start to their education in the early years."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive excellent support or thoughtful adjustments to the curriculum."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders know the school, its pupils and the community, extremely well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Leaders show determination and passion for enriching the learning of pupils."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' behaviour is a pleasure to observe."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue their work to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence across the school"; "Leaders should continue their work to improve foundational calculation skills, especially with regards to pupils' learning and remembering their times tables".

In its own words: "We believe that our new Vision statement and our Rushmore values encapsulate the very best of British values. Click here to find out more about how we promote British values through our curriculum."

From the headteacher's welcome: "We believe in the power of partnership and community involvement to support learning for all! We do everything to ensure that all our children become confident, happy and creative learners, individuals and citizens and we will settle for nothing less. At Rushmore School we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people."

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at Rushmore Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 84% and 82% in Hackney and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (92% in reading, 82% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 78 families put Rushmore Primary School as their first choice and 181 named it as one of their preferences, for 59 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Rushmore Primary School are Millfields Community School (0.2 miles, Good, 83% reading, 78% maths); Mandeville Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 81% maths); Daubeney Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 85% reading, 85% maths); and The Olive School, Hackney (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 94% maths).

Rushmore Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

36.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (37%), Black (14%) and Mixed (14%).

The nearest railway station is Homerton Rail Station, about 970 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Chatsworth Road /Millfields Rd (->w), 80 metres away.

Rushmore Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Rushmore Primary School are Clapton Girls' Academy (0.2 miles); The City Academy, Hackney (0.5 miles); Cardinal Pole Catholic School (0.6 miles); and Mossbourne Community Academy (0.7 miles).