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Rushmore Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Elderfield Road, Hackney, London E5 0LE · rushmore.hackney.sch.uk · 020 8985 3175
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 79%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hackney 76%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.45 mi
- 0.72 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Hackney Council
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 455
- 97% of 470 places
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.2%
- First language not English
- 36.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.45 mi (719 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.47 mi (750 m). Source: Hackney Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 59 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 59 | 78 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 73 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 55 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 74 | 1.2▲ | 81% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 74 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.45 mi0.72 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.47 mi0.75 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 25% the higher standard. Across Hackney it was 76%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲79% | 62% | ||
| ▲25% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Rushmore Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Sept 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
97% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (118 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 97%
- Replies
- 118
- 26% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 60% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (16%) with SEND