Russell Hall Primary School
West End, Queensbury, Bradford, BD13 2AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Grant
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 204
- URN
- 107433
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01274882116
About this school
Russell Hall Primary School is a foundation primary school in Bradford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 204 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Russell 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 43% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 50% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 30% | 63% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 33% | 43% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 96.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.40 | - | - |
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 Russell 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 | Bradford average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 27% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 59.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 219 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Russell Hall Primary School compares
Russell Hall Primary School ranked 100th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.1% | 26.9% | 204 | — |
| Shibden Head Primary Academy | 51% | 4.2% | 15.1% | 401 | 0.3 miles |
| Foxhill Primary School | 77% | 4% | 10.1% | 231 | 0.5 miles |
| Stocks Lane Primary School | 57% | 3.7% | 16.6% | 207 | 1.2 miles |
| Bradshaw Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 14.2% | 323 | 1.5 miles |
| Home Farm Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 34.9% | 456 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.87%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.07%
- Persistent absence
- 13.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shibden Head Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Foxhill Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Stocks Lane Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bradford
-
Bradshaw Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
-
Home Farm Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Bradford
Other schools in Bradford
Russell Hall Primary School ranks 62nd of the 110 ranked primary schools in Bradford.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Atlas Community Primary School Primary
- Bankfoot Primary School Primary
- Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy Primary
- Beckfoot Allerton Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Beckfoot Heaton Primary Primary
- Birkenshaw Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Blakehill Primary School Primary
- Bowling Park Primary School Primary
- Brackenhill Primary School Primary
- Byron Primary School Primary
- Carlton Mills Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Russell Hall Primary School teach?
- Russell Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bradford.
- Who is the headteacher of Russell Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Russell Hall Primary School is Mr Andrew Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Russell Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Russell 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 Russell Hall Primary School?
- Russell Hall Primary School has 204 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Russell Hall Primary School full?
- Russell Hall Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 204 on roll (86%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Russell Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Russell Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Russell Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Russell Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Russell Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Russell Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Bradford?
- Russell Hall Primary School ranked 100th of 159 primary schools in Bradford for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Russell Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Russell Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Russell Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Russell 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.