UKSchoolSearch
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 103813

Russells Hall Primary School

Community school · Dudley · DY1 2NX

Ages 4–11 · 413 pupils · Dudley

School website

Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

39%

Overall absence

6.5%

Admissions demand

0.77 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

Read full report

Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)39%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
100.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.8%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.6%
Enrolments in measure
368

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.77 · Often has places

1st preferences

40

Places offered

58

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
128
Preferred offers (top 3)
54
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill98%

413 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
413
Boys / girls
200 / 213
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
413 / 420 (98%)
Free school meals
31%
FSM pupils
128
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Alison Foy

Location

Address
Overfield Road, Russells Hall Estate
Postcode
DY1 2NX
Town
Dudley
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Dudley
District
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dudley, Dudley, 413 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 31%.

Open schools in Dudley
38
Primary schools in Dudley
23
Academies among open schools in Dudley
61% (23)
Open schools in DY1
14
Primary in DY1
5
Open schools in Dudley LA
118
Primary in Dudley LA
78

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in DudleyNear DY1

  • Milking Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    DUDLEY · DY1 2SL · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM11.3%
    • Demand1.53

    0.5 miles away

  • St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 4DZ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM41.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Red Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Dudley · DY3 2PA · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence8.1%
    • FSM41.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.8 miles away

  • Roberts Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Dudley · DY3 2AZ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM30.4%
    • Demand0.82

    0.9 miles away

  • Blowers Green Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Dudley · DY2 8UZ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM41.2%
    • Demand1.77

    1.1 miles away

  • The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Brierley Hill · DY5 4PJ · Dudley

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM47.1%
    • Demand1.27

    1.2 miles away

New to reading school data? See Ofsted ratings explained and how to compare schools.

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Alison Foy
Telephone
01384283705
Website
www.russellshall.org.uk/

Official links