Chorleywood Primary SchoolThe Russell School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Rickmansworth.

Summary of the comparison

Chorleywood Primary School and The Russell School are primary schools in Rickmansworth.

  • Chorleywood Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Russell School scores 89 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional). The Russell School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Chorleywood Primary School was judged Outstanding and The Russell School was judged exceptional.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Chorleywood Primary School and 86.0% for The Russell School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Chorleywood Primary School (80.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Russell School (97.0% in 2022-23, 86.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Chorleywood Primary School versus The Russell School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure RickmansworthChorleywood Primary SchoolRickmansworthThe Russell SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100A89/100Stronger figure
Local ranking44th of 391 in Hertfordshire 1st of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingOfsted: Outstanding
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll224 225
Capacity210 240
LocationRickmansworth, WD3 5HR Rickmansworth, WD3 5RR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% 86.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard33.0% 34.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 112.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score107.0 111.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census224 225
Free school meals (ever 6)8.0% 3.4%
English as an additional language13.4% 10.2%
SEN support6.7% 11.6%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 0.9%
Attendance
Overall absence3.4% 2.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.9% 1.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Chorleywood Primary School

The Russell School

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