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Russell Hall Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school

West End, Queensbury, Bradford BD13 2AW · russellhallprimary.co.uk · 01274 882116

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
57%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
204
86% of 236 places
Local authority
Bradford
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
29.5%
First language not English
2.5%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 35 (Places 30)35September 2023: 33 (Places 30)33September 2024: 25 (Places 26)25September 2025: 25 (Places 25)25September 2026: 27 (Places 30)27Places 30
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202630270.9100%
September 2025Sept 202525251100%
September 2024Sept 202426251100%
September 2023Sept 202330331.1▲85%
September 2022Sept 202230351.2▲74%

Results

In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 33% (England 53%)33%2016/17: 60% (England 61%)60%2017/18: 50% (England 64%)50%2018/19: 54% (England 65%)54%2022/23: 27% (England 60%)27%2023/24: 43% (England 61%)43%2024/25: 57% (England 62%)57%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼57%62%
▼0%8%
Average scaled score
▼103106
▼100105
●103105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Russell Hall Primary School on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
17 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2013Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (50 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
88%
Replies
50
23% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲98% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲96% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲92% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼70% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲87% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 78% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲80% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 30% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲88% agreeEngland 67%

based on 16 parents (32%) with SEND

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