The Russell Primary School | Primary in Richmond, Richmond upon Thames | Ofsted & DfE

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

17%

RWM higher · 2024/25

202

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

17%

RWM higher · 2024/25

202

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

17%

RWM higher · 2024/25

202

Pupils · 2024/25

40%

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/11/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityRichmond upon Thames

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio19.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of The Russell Primary School · Primary · Richmond upon Thames

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

77%

-6pp

89%78%67%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

17%

+4pp

22%18%13%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

90%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

83%

Writing higher standard

30%

Maths expected standard

93%

Maths higher standard

30%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

87%

SPAG higher standard

47%

Reading scaled score

109.0

Maths scaled score

108.0

GPS scaled score

110.0

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

202

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

40%

FSM eligible

17%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

The Russell School, Petersham Road, Richmond, TW10 7AH

Local authority

Richmond upon Thames

Website

www.russell.richmond.sch.uk/

Telephone

02089401446

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	77%	17%	90%	50%	83%	30%	93%	30%	93%	87%	109.0	108.0	110.0	—	—	—	21%	202
2023/24	83%	13%	93%	47%	83%	23%	93%	50%	90%	87%	110.0	108.0	109.0	—	—	—	18%	208
2022/23	67%	17%	80%	33%	77%	17%	87%	43%	90%	90%	107.0	108.0	108.0	+0.60	+0.20	+2.40	12%	219
2018/19	83%	21%	93%	45%	90%	41%	93%	55%	97%	97%	109.0	108.0	110.0	+3.50	+2.40	+1.70	10%	266
2017/18	89%	22%	93%	48%	89%	52%	89%	33%	89%	89%	108.0	107.0	107.0	+2.50	+3.80	+2.70	10%	272
2016/17	67%	20%	83%	43%	73%	30%	83%	27%	83%	70%	108.0	105.0	105.0	+3.70	+0.90	+0.80	10%	275

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	202	17.9	21%	40%	17%	4%	8%
2023/24	208	16.9	18%	34%	16%	5%	13%
2022/23	219	18.8	12%	35%	14%	4%	8%
2021/22	219	19.1	16%	33%	15%	4%	10%
2020/21	240	17.4	12%	29%	15%	—	—
2018/19	266	18.8	10%	34%	14%	3%	1%
2017/18	272	19.1	10%	33%	12%	3%	—
2016/17	275	18.6	10%	34%	12%	3%	—