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The Russell School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Brushwood Drive, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth WD3 5RR · russell.herts.sch.uk · 01923 284272
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.63 mi
- 1.01 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Not Nearest School · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 237
- 99% of 240 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 2.2%
- First language not English
- 9.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Not Nearest School” went to a home 0.63 mi (1.01 km) from the school; in September 2025 it was 1.08 mi (1.73 km). Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 60% 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 | 29 | 48 | 1.7▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 29 | 42 | 1.4▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | 21 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 28 | 0.9 | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Not Nearest School | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.63 mi1.01 km | |
| September 2025 | 1.08 mi1.73 km | |
| September 2024 | 1.48 mi2.38 km | |
| September 2022 | 1.40 mi2.25 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 34% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲34% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲112 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Russell School on 24 September 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Sept 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires 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
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 113
- 50% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 19% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (15%) with SEND