Rush Green Primary School

About Rush Green Primary School

Rush Green Primary School’s most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in 2025, awarded it Outstanding grades across every category judged — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. That’s a notable step up from its previous Good rating in 2014, and it places the school among just four Outstanding primaries in Barking and Dagenham’s 45-state-primary landscape. But the headline exam metric tells an even sharper story: 89% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year. That’s well above the local authority average of 65% and helped Rush Green rank first out of 39 primary schools in Barking and Dagenham. Nationally, it sits in the top 3% of all primary schools on this measure, and within London it ranks in the top 6%.

Digging into the detail, the school’s performance is strong across the board. In reading, 95% of pupils met the expected standard and 65% reached the higher standard, with an average scaled score of 111. Maths tells a similar story: 93% at expected and 53% at the higher standard, with an average score of 110. Writing saw 90% at expected and 25% at the higher standard. These figures put Rush Green comfortably ahead of both the local and national averages, and the school’s ranking score of 89 places it ahead of its nearest LA peers, including St Margarets CofE Primary (88) and The St Teresa Catholic Primary (84). The parent view data, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, is overwhelmingly positive: 98% of the 247 respondents would recommend the school, and 96% strongly agreed or agreed that their child is happy there.

Rush Green is a large primary with 823 pupils on roll, close to its capacity of 840, and it offers nursery provision for children from age three. It was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, with 171 applications for 115 places and 112 first-preference offers made. The school’s facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, music rooms, a sensory room, an ICT suite, and a forest school, plus a chapel. Clubs range from science and coding to choir and eco club, and sports include athletics, football, cricket and rounders. The school’s SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech, language and communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health support. For families in Barking and Dagenham looking for a high-performing, well-regarded primary with strong academic outcomes and a broad offer, Rush Green is a clear contender.

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