Russells Hall Primary School
Overfield Road, Russells Hall Estate, Dudley, DY1 2NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Alison Foy
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 413
- URN
- 103813
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01384283705
About this school
Russells Hall Primary School is a community primary school in Dudley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 413 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Russells Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 39% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 61% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 51% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 53% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Russells Hall Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 52.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 39% | 54.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 417 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Russells Hall Primary School compares
Russells Hall Primary School ranked 70th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 6.4% | 29.3% | 413 | — |
| Milking Bank Primary School | 68% | 5.2% | 12.6% | 464 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | 64% | 6.2% | 43% | 336 | 0.8 miles |
| Red Hall Primary School | 39% | 7.7% | 42.4% | 429 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodside Primary School and Nursery | 28% | 8.7% | 40.1% | 501 | 0.9 miles |
| Roberts Primary School | 57% | 6.7% | 30.3% | 626 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.26%
- English as an additional language
- 24.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.35%
- Persistent absence
- 16.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Milking Bank Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
St Mark's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Brierley Hill
-
Red Hall Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Woodside Primary School and Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
-
Roberts Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
Russells Hall Primary School ranks 21st of the 23 ranked primary schools in Dudley.
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
- Dudley Wood Primary School Primary
- Jesson's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kates Hill Primary School Primary
- Milking Bank Primary School Primary
- Netherbrook Primary School Primary
- Netherton CofE Primary School Primary
- Northfield Road Primary School Primary
- Priory Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Russells Hall Primary School teach?
- Russells Hall Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dudley.
- Who is the head teacher of Russells Hall Primary School?
- The head teacher of Russells Hall Primary School is Mrs Alison Foy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Russells Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Russells Hall Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Russells Hall Primary School?
- Russells Hall Primary School has 413 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Russells Hall Primary School full?
- Russells Hall Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 413 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Russells Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Russells Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Russells Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Russells Hall Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Russells Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Russells Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Dudley?
- Russells Hall Primary School ranked 70th of 76 primary schools in Dudley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Russells Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Russells Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Russells Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Russells Hall Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.