The Russell School

Three Rivers · WD3 5RR

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 237 pupils, 2.2% FSM

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The Russell School

General Information

Address: Brushwood Drive, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, WD3 5RR – View on map
Phone: 01923284272
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Claire Pitt
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 48 families put it first for 29 places – 17 for every 10 places. 60% of them were offered a place. 3 of the 29 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 11 · 2025 14 · 2026 17
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

237 pupils out of 240 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 5
% eligible for free school meals: 2.2%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Three Rivers average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 4.6% a year (Three Rivers 14.7%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 29% moved to another school, 71% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 2.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 1.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 86% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 34% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 18 percentage points above the Three Rivers average (68%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 93% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 93%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 93% · Writing 86% · Maths 93% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 90%
Average test scores: reading 112, maths 111
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolThree Rivers averageEngland↘ Falling Down 11 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 18 percentage points above the Three Rivers average (68%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 3rd of 27 junior and primary schools in the area

#2Harvey Road Primary School87%
=3St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury86%
=3The Russell School86%
#5Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School81%
=6Chorleywood Primary School80%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School93%
#2Harvey Road Primary School87%
=3St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury86%
=3The Russell School86%
#5Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School81%
=6Chorleywood Primary School80%
=6Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School80%
#8St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School79%
#9Sarratt Church of England Primary School76%
#10Oxhey Wood Primary School75%
=11Warren Dell Primary School73%
=11Yorke Mead Primary School73%
=13Little Green Junior School71%
=13St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School71%
#15Eastbury Farm Primary School70%
#16St Joseph Catholic Primary School68%
#17Greenfields Primary School67%
#18Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School61%
#19Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School59%
#20St Meryl School57%
=21Abbots Langley School56%
=21St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School56%
#23St John Catholic Primary School50%
#24Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School47%
#25Woodhall Primary School39%
#26Shepherd Primary37%
#27Bedmond Academy33%

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20th of 22 primary schools in Three Rivers for Ofsted rating

#18St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#19Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolGood
#20The Russell SchoolGood
#21Woodhall Primary SchoolGood
#22Yorke Mead Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Chorleywood Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Christ Church Chorleywood CofE SchoolOutstanding
#3Harvey Road Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4St Joseph Catholic Primary SchoolOutstanding
#5Warren Dell Primary SchoolOutstanding
#6Abbots Langley SchoolGood
#7Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolGood
#8Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#9Eastbury Farm Primary SchoolGood
#10Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolGood
#11Oxhey Wood Primary SchoolGood
#12Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolGood
#13Sarratt Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#14Shepherd PrimaryGood
#15St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#16St John Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17St Paul's Church of England Primary School, LangleyburyGood
#18St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#19Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolGood
#20The Russell SchoolGood
#21Woodhall Primary SchoolGood
#22Yorke Mead Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,843 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

13th of 26 primary schools in Three Rivers for spending per pupil

#11St Joseph Catholic Primary School£7,003
#12St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,861
#13The Russell School£6,843
#14Harvey Road Primary School£6,825
#15Abbots Langley School£6,806

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Warren Dell Primary School£11,518
#2Woodhall Primary School£10,691
#3St John Catholic Primary School£9,198
#4St Paul's Church of England Primary School, Langleybury£8,269
#5Bedmond Academy£8,213
#6Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School£8,203
#7Shepherd Primary£8,005
#8Sarratt Church of England Primary School£7,354
#9Greenfields Primary School£7,348
#10St Mary's Rickmansworth CofE Primary School£7,158
#11St Joseph Catholic Primary School£7,003
#12St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£6,861
#13The Russell School£6,843
#14Harvey Road Primary School£6,825
#15Abbots Langley School£6,806
#16Oxhey Wood Primary School£6,758
#17Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,723
#18Chorleywood Primary School£6,708
#19St Meryl School£6,650
#20Yorke Mead Primary School£6,510
#21Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School£6,424
#22St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School£6,415
#23Tanners Wood Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,383
#24Divine Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School£6,138
#25Eastbury Farm Primary School£6,084
#26Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School£6,071

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