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

Rucstall Primary School versus St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BasingstokeRucstall Primary SchoolBasingstokeSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB78/100Stronger figureC61/100
Local ranking11th of 416 in Hampshire Stronger figure96th of 416 in Hampshire
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Strong
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll201 348
Capacity210 360
LocationBasingstoke, RG21 3EX Basingstoke, RG24 7DE
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard90.0% Stronger figure65.0% 62.0%
At higher standard24.0% Stronger figure8.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census201 348
Free school meals (ever 6)21.4% 8.3%
English as an additional language27.4% 9.5%
SEN support15.4% 10.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.0% 4.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.1% 3.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.6% 5.6% Stronger figure15.8%

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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