The Russell School

State-Funded School

the-russell-school-hertfordshire-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

HertfordshireLocal Authority

South West HertfordshireConstituency

WD3 5RRPostcode

9.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

The Russell School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Hertfordshire, East of England.

It currently serves 237 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 97%
Higher standard: 20%
Reading score: 112
Maths score: 111

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

12%

Mixed

16%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

237

Total Pupils

57%Boys

43%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 237
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
21 Oct 2024	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
9 Jun 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.