Rushwick CofE Primary School, Worcester

Ofsted's report card from its 13 January 2026 inspection grades Rushwick CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Attendance, including persistent absence, is similar to national figures."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created an inclusive culture in which staff work hard to remove barriers to learning."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Since the previous inspection, there have been significant changes in leadership at school and trust level and also changes in staffing."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils behave with integrity, cooperate well and demonstrate strong social skills."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Some pupils in the school do not develop their knowledge as well as they should."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "There are inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is taught."

Early years - Needs attention. "The quality of teaching in the early years is inconsistent."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should continue their work to raise pupils' achievement in writing by strengthening the teaching of writing, spelling and handwriting so that it is delivered consistently across all year groups, including in the early years. • Leaders should ensure that curriculum activities are well matched to pupils' different learning needs and build purposefully on what pupils already know and can do so that all pupils make the gains they should across the curriculum. • Leaders should ensure that all activities in the early years have a clear learning intention and are designed to deepen children's learning and development. • Leaders, supported by the trust, should sharpen the professional learning offer so that it builds staff expertise in priority areas and enables them to address gaps in pupils' learning more quickly".

In its own words: "We have 7 classes in total, one for each year group. Children are encouraged to bring a snack for mid-morning playtime. As part of the Healthy Schools initiative we encourage only healthy snacks. At lunchtime hot lunches are available five days a week for all pupils from an external provider - Red Hen Catering."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Thank you for taking the time to find out more about us. Rushwick CE Primary School; 'a highly inclusive Church school where all staff support children to reach their full potential' (SIAMS Inspection Report July 2019). Our key mission is to maintain a culture where we all 'Ask, Seek and Knock' ."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:30pm.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 92% of Year 6 pupils at Rushwick CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 76% in reading and 76% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Rushwick CofE Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Rushwick CofE Primary School are Honeywell Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 30% reading, 55% maths); Pitmaston Primary School (1 mile, Outstanding, 88% reading, 85% maths); Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary (1.1 miles, 86% reading, 83% maths); and St Clement's CofE Primary (1.3 miles, Outstanding, 67% reading, 73% maths).

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

Rushwick CofE Primary School is one of 20 schools run by Elements Diocesan Learning Trust, an academy trust.

42 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Rushwick CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 60% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 40% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (91%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (40%).

14.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 32 pupils (21.5%) received SEN support and 10 (6.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Rushwick CofE Primary School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Worcester Foregate Street Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Christine Avenue (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In 2024/25, Rushwick CofE Primary School issued 7 suspensions, 4.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.