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EnglandNorth WestTamesideM34 3LQRussell Scott Primary School
Primary

Russell Scott Primary School

Primary

Tameside · Manchester · M34 3LQ www.russellscottblogs.net/

Pupils
448
cap. 472
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/12/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTameside
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Russell Scott Primary School · Primary · Tameside

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
-8pp
71%63%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
11%
+8pp
12%8%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
86%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Clare Street, Denton, Manchester, M34 3LQ
Local authority
Tameside
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%11%66%27%75%13%70%27%86%68%104.0105.0104.019%448
2023/2462%3%77%23%73%10%75%20%80%73%105.0104.0104.016%459
2022/2363%3%80%28%77%8%78%17%80%75%105.0104.0104.0+2.20+2.30+2.1011%457
2018/1971%12%75%32%78%12%86%32%81%75%105.0107.0105.0+1.50+0.30+3.1010%466
2017/1871%8%75%36%76%15%80%24%80%78%105.0104.0107.0+1.20+0.70+1.3013%443
2016/1758%11%67%26%74%11%75%35%84%82%105.0106.0107.0+0.60-0.90+1.7013%469

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544822.219%16%39%6%18%
2023/2445922.316%14%40%6%19%
2022/2345720.811%11%36%6%16%
2021/2244419.613%10%32%7%20%
2020/2146020.611%7%27%
2018/1946622.810%7%29%4%10%
2017/1844321.713%3%30%4%9%
2016/1746923.313%2%34%4%10%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.