Russell Street School
Russell Street, Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK11 1BT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Robinson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 192
- URN
- 110252
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908563148
About this school
Russell Street School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 192 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Russell Street 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Russell Street 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 215 |
| 2023/24 | 191 |
| 2024/25 | 185 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Russell Street School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.4% | 20.4% | 192 | — |
| St Mary and St Giles Church of England School | 67% | 5.1% | 38.3% | 350 | 0.1 miles |
| Old Stratford Primary School | 64% | 3.8% | 12.5% | 162 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School | 72% | 3.9% | 24.1% | 357 | 1.0 miles |
| Greenleys First School | — | 8.4% | 49.1% | 92 | 1.3 miles |
| Cosgrove Village Primary School | 44% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 39 | 1.4 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
- 19 September 2023
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Ungraded inspection report23 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.39%
- English as an additional language
- 13%
- Overall absence
- 5.42%
- Persistent absence
- 12.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary and St Giles Church of England School0.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Old Stratford Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Greenleys First School1.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Cosgrove Village Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Cosgrove
Other schools in Milton Keynes
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Russell Street School teach?
- Russell Street School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Russell Street School?
- The headteacher of Russell Street School is Mrs Dawn Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Russell Street School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Russell Street 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 Street School?
- Russell Street School has 192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Russell Street School full?
- Russell Street School has capacity for 180 pupils and 192 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Street School a faith school?
- No. Russell Street School has no designated religious character.
- Does Russell Street School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Russell Street School as having nursery classes.
- What is Russell Street School's absence rate?
- Russell Street School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Russell Street School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Russell Street School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.