# The Russell School

The 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.

Primary school. Code E117098. [Three Rivers](https://openindex.co.uk/three-rivers)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 237
- Council: Three Rivers
- URN: 117098

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Chorleywood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chorleywood-primary-school-e117093): 990 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Clement Danes School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-clement-danes-school-e136901): 1.3 km. Secondary. Outstanding (overall), March 2024. Attainment 8 of 64.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-chorleywood-cofe-school-e139507): 1.7 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), July 2022. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/117098)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117098)

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