The Russell School
Primary schoolThe Russell School is a primary school in Three Rivers, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 237 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 24 September 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 86% of pupils at The Russell School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
34% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 86% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 34% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 112 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 111 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Chorleywood Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- St Clement Danes SchoolSecondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 64.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
- Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), July 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Three Rivers
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).