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Russell Scott Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr S J Marsland

location_onManchester, M34 3LQ

language Visit Website phone 1613205186

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

457

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Russell Scott Primary School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Russell Scott Primary School is a community school in Manchester, Tameside, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 448 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #42 of 59 primaries in Tameside and #9,459 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%

Reading66% LA 74%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths70% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading77% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths75% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.1

0.6 to 3.8

2.3

Write

LA -0.8

0.7 to 3.8

2.1

Maths

LA 0.0

0.6 to 3.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.7

-0.2 to 3.1

0.3

Write

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 1.8

3.1

Maths

LA 0.9

1.7 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 62%

Reading75% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 77%

Maths80% LA 74%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.2

-0.4 to 2.8

0.7

Write

LA 0.3

-0.8 to 2.2

1.3

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.1 to 2.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

06 December 2023

Inspection Report

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17 November 2020

Inspection Report

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24 May 2017

Inspection Report

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23 April 2012

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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18 January 2007

Inspection Report

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19 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-12-06

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-05-24

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-04-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-01-18

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 448 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	448	1	0.2%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	446	3	0.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	455	4	0.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	459	8	1.7%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	438	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	457	2	0.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	457	1	0.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	446	4	0.9%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	444	3	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	444	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	438	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	463	5	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	461	6	1.3%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	463	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	466	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	462	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	449	0	0.0%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Spring term)	443	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	465	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	469	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	466	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Specific Learning Difficulty 28 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 26 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

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Russell Scott Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield

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