Rucstall Primary SchoolSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Basingstoke.
Summary of the comparison
Rucstall Primary School and St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School are primary schools in Basingstoke.
Rucstall Primary School scores 78 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average). Rucstall Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Rucstall Primary School was judged Outstanding and St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School was judged strong.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 90.0% for Rucstall Primary School and 65.0% for St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Rucstall Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 90.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School (62.0% in 2022-23, 65.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BasingstokeRucstall Primary School | BasingstokeSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B78/100Stronger figure | C61/100 | |
| Local ranking | 11th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure | 96th of 416 in Hampshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Strong | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 201 | 348 | |
| Capacity | 210 | 360 | |
| Location | Basingstoke, RG21 3EX | Basingstoke, RG24 7DE | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 90.0% Stronger figure | 65.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 24.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 109.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 110.0 Stronger figure | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 201 | 348 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.4% | 8.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 27.4% | 9.5% | |
| SEN support | 15.4% | 10.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.0% | 4.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 4.1% | 3.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 11.6% | 5.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Rucstall Primary School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
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