The Russell Primary School

The Russell Primary School is a good school where pupils are happy and engaged in their learning. The school has established a caring and supportive environment that promotes positive relationships among students and staff. With a strong emphasis on behavior and personal development, pupils demonstrate respect and politeness, and the school prioritizes their emotional well-being through various initiatives. Leaders maintain high expectations, encouraging students to succeed academically and develop important life skills through a range of extracurricular activities, particularly in music and the arts. While the school performs well in most areas, there are some inconsistencies in the curriculum across certain subjects, where the essential knowledge and skills have not been as effectively defined or sequenced. This has impacted how deeply some pupils understand their learning in these subjects. Nonetheless, reading is a clear priority, with strong support systems in place to ensure that pupils develop a love for reading and make good progress.

Strengths

• Pupils develop strong relationships with staff who understand their needs.
• There is a strong emphasis on personal development and emotional well-being.
• Music is an integral part of school life with thriving orchestras and choirs.
• Leaders have created a welcoming and nurturing school environment.
• High expectations from staff lead to typically good pupil achievements.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design and sequencing are inconsistently effective in a few subjects.
• Some pupils do not build knowledge as securely over time in less-defined subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Russell Primary School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at The Russell Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Russell Primary School had 19.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 24.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 16.4% of pupils at The Russell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Russell Primary School received £8,965 and spent £8,924 for each of its 201 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£73 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Russell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Russell Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was The Russell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Russell Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does The Russell Primary School have?

The Russell Primary School has 207 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Russell Primary School cover?

The Russell Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Russell Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Russell Primary School?

The Russell Primary School is at The Russell School, Petersham Road, Petersham, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AH.