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Russell Hall Primary School

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

personMr Andrew Grant

location_onBradford, BD13 2AW

language Visit Website phone 1274882116

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

225

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Expected Standard

57%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Russell Hall Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 67% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Russell Hall Primary School is a foundation school in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 219 pupils on roll, of whom 27% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 57% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #74 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #6,933 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

57%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths67% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading50% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading47% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths30% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.0

Read

LA -0.6

-7.3 to -2.7

-0.9

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to 1.3

-7.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-9.6 to -5.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading71% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.2

Read

LA 0.4

-3.5 to 1.1

-1.8

Write

LA 0.6

-3.9 to 0.3

-2.6

Maths

LA 0.8

-4.6 to -0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 71%

Writing67% LA 75%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 2.1

0.5

Write

LA 0.7

-1.6 to 2.6

0.2

Maths

LA 0.8

-1.7 to 2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

17 June 2025

Inspection Report

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04 March 2020

Inspection Report

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15 March 2016

Inspection Report

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30 January 2014

Inspection Report

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05 November 2013

Inspection Report

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23 January 2012

Inspection Report

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27 April 2009

Inspection Report

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26 June 2006

Inspection Report

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16 October 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-06-17

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-03-15

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-05

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 219 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	214	1	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	223	1	0.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	223	1	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	219	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	8	3.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	225	7	3.1%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	224	2	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	233	2	0.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	230	3	1.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	221	3	1.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	223	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	231	4	1.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	230	10	4.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	252	2	0.8%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	247	3	1.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	238	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	261	1	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	246	5	2.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	262	3	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	261	2	0.8%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	247	2	0.8%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Russell Hall 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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