Rucstall Primary School
Community school in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 204 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 17.20% |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| Address | Holbein Close, Black Dam, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3EX |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.rucstall.hants.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01256466524 |
| URN | 116040 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 4 June 2024, published 15 July 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 8 March 2023, outcome: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Fairfields Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- South View Junior School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- South View Infant and Nursery School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Kings Furlong Junior School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Old Basing Infant School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Oakridge Junior School (primary school, about 2.4 km)
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