The Russell School is a primary school located in Rickmansworth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/04/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brushwood Drive, Rickmansworth, WD3 5RR
Website: http://www.russell.herts.sch.uk
Telephone: 01923284272
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Pitt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117098

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/04/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 215
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 97

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 2.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 7.6 Confidence interval 5.3 to 9.8
Writing
Above Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 7.4 Confidence interval 5.5 to 9.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:97%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:115
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:115
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Russell School
Brushwood Drive , Chorleywood WD3 5RR 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Chorleywood Primary School
Stag Lane , Chorleywood WD3 5HR 		4out of 4 1,082 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School
The Common , Rickmansworth Road WD3 5SG 		4out of 4 1,815 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Chenies School
Chenies , WD3 6ER 		3out of 4 2,355 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Little Chalfont Primary School
Oakington Avenue , Little Chalfont HP6 6SX 		4out of 4 2,577 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Clement Danes School
Chenies Road , Chorleywood WD3 6EW 		4out of 4 1,441 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Reach Free School
Long Lane , WD3 8AB 		3out of 4 3,183 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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