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Ravenstone Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Ravenstone Street, Balham, London SW12 9SS · ravenstoneschool.co.uk · 020 8673 0594
On the mapSearch near SW12 9SS
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Wandsworth 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Wandsworth Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 283
- 67% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23%
- First language not English
- 29.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.54 mi (873 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.63 mi (1.02 km). Source: Wandsworth Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 32 families put the school first and 33 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 81% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 21 | 0.7 | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | 37 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 51 | 39 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 39 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.63 mi1.02 km | |
| September 2024 | All | |
| September 2023 | All | |
| September 2022 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Wandsworth it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101017)
Ofsted
Ravenstone Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101017), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101017)
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101017)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101017)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (122 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 122
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 25% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (17%) with SEND