The Russett School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

Cheshire West and ChesterLocal Authority

Chester South and EddisburyConstituency

CW8 3BWPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Russett School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–19, located in Cheshire West and Chester, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 150 pupils. The Russett School is part of THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

150

Total Pupils

80%Boys

20%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

50%

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: Special
Age range: 2 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 150
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE SHAW EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 14 December 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
10 Sept 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.