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Ravenswood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Foundation school
Ravenswood Road, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5TU · ravenswoodprimary.co.uk · 0191 265 9599
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Newcastle upon Tyne 66%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Newcastle upon Tyne Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 598
- 87% of 690 places
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.9%
- First language not English
- 17.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Newcastle upon Tyne Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 59 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 61 | 57 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 72 | 54 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 79 | 69 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 72 | 70 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 23% the higher standard. Across Newcastle upon Tyne it was 66%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲23% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 30 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Ravenswood Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 29 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (111 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 111
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (13%) with SEND