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Russell Street School

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personMrs Dawn Robinson

location_onMilton Keynes, MK11 1BT

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

215

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Demand Ratio

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Russell Street School is a Community school primary school in Milton Keynes, serving ages 3-7. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Russell Street School is a community school in Milton Keynes, admitting pupils aged 3-7. The school has approximately 185 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

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

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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22 March 2022

Inspection Report

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10 January 2017

Inspection Report

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23 January 2012

Inspection Report

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02 October 2009

Inspection Report

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08 December 2008

Inspection Report

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07 February 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-09-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-01-10

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-01-23

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-12-08

None EIF

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 185 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)	185	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	185	1	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	191	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	187	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	215	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	213	1	0.5%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	222	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	218	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	233	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	239	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	242	1	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	283	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	283	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	281	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	269	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	264	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	269	2	0.7%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	271	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	263	0	0.0%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Russell Street School

School Summary

Academic Performance

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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