Rush Common School
School Name: Rush Common School Address: Hendred Way Town/City: Abingdon County: Oxfordshire Postcode: OX14 2AW Telephone Number: 01235 533583 Website: www.rushcommonschool.org/
Phase: Primary (ages 2-11) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Alt Trust
Acting Headteacher: Mr Kristen Fawcett
Capacity: 448
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 417 (48% boys & 52% girls)
Enrollment: 93% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 4.7%
URN: 137920
DfE Number: 931/2574
UKPRN: 10036713
UPRN: 10014027115
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Vale of White Horse (E07000180)
Constituency: Oxford West and Abingdon (E14001420)
Electoral Ward: Abingdon Abbey Northcourt (E05009754)
Easting & Northing: 450574E, 198191N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 40' 51.06" N 1° 16' 11.24" W
Plus Code: 9C3WMPJJ+83
DfE Record: View record
- Thomas Reade Primary School (0.4km)
- Kingfisher School (0.4km)
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (0.6km)
- Dunmore Primary School (0.7km)
- Fitzharrys School (1.0km)
- Long Furlong Primary School (1.0km)
- St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon (1.1km)
- Abingdon and Witney College (1.2km)
- John Mason School (1.3km)
- Abingdon School (1.5km)
Same trust
Predecessor school†
- Helen Andrews - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 December 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 10 December 2026.
- Mr Fraser Clarke - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 20 March 2028.
- Mr John Cully - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 March 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 30 March 2027.
- Mr John Cully - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 30 March 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 29 March 2027.
- Lucy Harrison - Local Governor. Appointed on 5 July 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 4 July 2028.
- Adam Hendry - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 June 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 June 2029.
- Ms Rebecca Howe - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 November 2019 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 November 2027.
- Chloe James - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 June 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 5 May 2026.
- Brenda Roberts - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 June 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 June 2029.
- Andrew Shouler - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 December 2021 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 11 December 2025.
- Rebekah Tennyson - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 March 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 20 March 2028.
- Hannah Walker - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 November 2029.