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Ravenhurst Primary School

Primary · ages 5-11MixedAcademy358 pupilsLeicesterLeicestershire
School Chooser Score
17
Below
similar schools
Likely range 10 to 28
Out of 100. Better than 8% of the 50 schools most like it. Much the same over the last five years.
OfstedAs expected teachingOfsted report card, November 2025
Reached the expected level at 1158%England 63%
Attendance95.2%England 94.8%
Pupils from low-income families19%A bit fewer than most schools
Parents would recommend56%25 Parent View responses
Places237 spare358 pupils, 595 places

Ravenhurst Primary School is a converter academy in Leicester for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 358 pupils and room for 595. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools. We give it 17 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 8% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted visited in November 2025 and gave it a report card, which is below.

Ravenhurst Road, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 2PS0116 289 7808ravenhurst.leics.sch.ukMrs Keily Stretton headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted visited on 18 November 2025. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.

TeachingOfsted calls this “curriculum and teaching”
As expected
Achievement
As expected
Behaviour and attendanceOfsted calls this “attendance and behaviour”
As expected
Support for every childOfsted calls this “inclusion”
Strong
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development and wellbeing”
As expected
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and governance”
As expected
Early years
As expected
SafeguardingAre pupils kept safe?
Pupils are kept safe
Met
Ofsted's scale:ExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement

Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

59 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England.

Reached the expected level at 1158%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level5%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score104.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 56%56%20172018: 60%60%20182019: 65%65%20192023: 49%49%20232024: 57%57%20242025: 58%58%2025
Since 2017: +2%Steady overall
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure202520242023†2019†2018†2017†LeicestershireEngland
Pupils tested597979827890
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths58%57%49%65%60%56%63%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths5%1%5%10%1%6%6%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0104.0101.0103.0102.0104.0105.9105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score104.0104.0103.0105.0102.0103.0104.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score106.0106.0105.0107.0103.0105.0105.6105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard71%72%56%68%69%74%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard69%70%68%87%72%74%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)71%68%66%83%77%71%
Reading progressReading progress score-2.7-0.6-2.0-0.5
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.1+1.5-1.4-0.8
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged27%56%39%63%29%52%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged65%57%52%65%72%57%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for Ravenhurst Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
27%65%
Gap 38 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
56%59%
Gap 3 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Pupils learning English vs all pupils
57%58%
Gap 1 ptsEngland 4 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%5%
Gap 5 ptsEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Plenty of spare places384 pupils for 563 places, 2024/25
68% full

179 places were empty (32% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Leicestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

What parents say

Would recommend the school56%England 87%
My child is happy here68%agree or strongly agree
My child feels safe68%
Positive overall48%
My child is happy at this school
68%England 89%
My child feels safe at this school
68%England 90%
Pupils are well behavedThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
60%England 83%
Has your child been bullied here?Parents answering yes
16% yesEngland 18%
Bullying was dealt with quickly and effectivelyOnly parents whose child was bullied
0%England 50%
My child gets the right support to learn well
64%England 85%
Does your child have SEND?Parents answering yes
36% yesEngland 26%
The school gives them the support they needOnly parents of children with SEND
56%England 71%
The school communicates well with me
40%England 80%
My concerns have been dealt with properlyWhen I have raised concerns
44%England 69%
Decisions put the child's best interests first
40%England 82%
I would recommend this school
56%England 87%
Overall view of the school is positive
48%England 82%
Strongly agreeAgreeDon't knowDisagreeStrongly disagreeEngland, agree or yes

From Ofsted's Parent View survey: 25 parents answered in the year to 6 April 2026. Parents choose whether to fill it in, and many only do so when an inspection is coming, so don't read too much into small differences. The England figures are the average for primary schools with enough answers to publish.

Who goes here

Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.

Pupils on roll358Census January 2026
Places59560% full
Pupils from low-income families19%19% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English41%First language is not English
Pupils getting extra support18%64 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan4%14 pupils with a plan
Average class size25.614 classes, January 2026; England 25.4
Classes with more than 30 pupils0%Infant classes are capped at 30 by law; England 10%
Pupils with extra funding (pupil premium)17%£97,650 extra funding in 2026/27; England 24%
Boys and girls191 / 167
White British pupils39%

Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 24.5 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 26.4 (England 27.3).

The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (22), language and communications needs (22), Moderate learning difficulty (11), emotional and mental health (10), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), Other difficulty or disability (3).

How the mix of pupils has changed
Census2026202520242023
Pupils on roll358379403428
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals19%16%17%19%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language41%38%37%34%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support15%13%11%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans4%3%3%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance95.2%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school11.7%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Suspensions per 100 pupils6.92024/25, no permanent exclusions
Missed without permission1.4%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/252023/242022/232021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence4.8%4.8%5.1%5.9%3.1%2.9%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.4%1.8%3.4%4.7%2.3%2.0%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.4%3.1%1.7%1.2%0.9%0.9%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence11.7%12.7%12.5%18.2%6.3%4.1%12.8%
SuspensionsSuspension rate6.95.74.02.9
Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions0000

† These attendance figures are for Ravenhurst Primary School, the school this one replaced in November 2022. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Staff and money

From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.

Teachers16.3full-time equivalent, 18 people
Pupils per teacher22.0Pupils for every full-time teacher
Fully qualified teachers100%hold qualified teacher status
Teaching assistants16.3full-time equivalent
Average teacher pay£47,954
Teachers who left in the year17%2024/25, for any reason including retirement
Vacancies0
Sick days per teacher6.82024/25

Money

From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£6,040England £7,128. Total £2.3m
Income per pupil£6,446England £7,587. Total £2.4m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,683England £3,405
Money in reserve2%Very little put by: £40k, £107 per pupil. England 9%
Money in against money out+£154kit took in more than it spent this year
Where the money goes£6,040spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m37412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate71 per 1,000 people23% lower than the England average
Typical house price£276,000Blaby
Nearest bus stop50 mFernhurst Road, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Millfield L.E.A.D. AcademyAcademy580 m453Not inspected95Compare
Caldecote Community Primary SchoolCouncil650 m600Not inspected92Compare
Kingsway Primary SchoolAcademy0.7 miles312Good 202218Compare
Folville Junior SchoolCouncil0.7 miles355Not inspected31Compare
St Mary's Fields AcademyAcademy1.0 miles433Requires improvement 20234Compare
Imperial Avenue Infant SchoolCouncil1.1 miles300Good 202331Compare
Granby Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles460Good 202327Compare
Braunstone Community Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles429Good 201961Compare

Compared with schools like it

Our score compares Ravenhurst Primary School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.

Beats8%of schools with a similar mix of pupils
Near the bottom of its group. Its score of 17 is 42 points below the typical school in the group.
0Lowest of the group 1 · middle 60 · highest 98100

How the score was worked out

The score is out of 100. A 17 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 17% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 10 to 28. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.

What we looked atHow much it countsAgainst schools like itEffect on the scoreBased on
Results over three years25%in line
-0.06
2025 and 2024 results; 59 pupils
Ofsted inspection20%below
-0.07
Ofsted report card, 0.8 years old
Progress pupils make20%well below
-0.22
Contextualised attainment (no DfE progress measure available); 59 pupils
Direction of travel over five years10%above
+0.05
results and attendance rising year on year
Attendance and behaviour10%in line
+0.02
2024/25; 350 pupils
Results, allowing for the mix of pupils10%well below
-0.11
Attainment relative to schools with a similar intake; 59 pupils
What parents say5%well below
-0.10
Ofsted's Parent View survey, allowing for how many parents replied; 25 responses

Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.

Questions parents ask

Is Ravenhurst Primary School a good school?

The figures are weak. Ravenhurst Primary School scores 17 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 8% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 10 to 28, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.

What is Ravenhurst Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 18 November 2025 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as as expected, leadership as as expected.

How good are Ravenhurst Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 58% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 5% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does Ravenhurst Primary School have?

358 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 595 places, so it is 60% full.

Is Ravenhurst Primary School oversubscribed?

Probably not. 179 places were empty in 2024/25 (32% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.

What is attendance like at Ravenhurst Primary School?

Pupils were in school 95.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 12% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

What do parents say about Ravenhurst Primary School?

56% of the 25 parents who answered Ofsted's Parent View survey would recommend it to other parents, and 68% say their child is happy there. Across England, 87% of parents would recommend their child's school.

How big are the classes at Ravenhurst Primary School?

The average class had 25.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Ravenhurst Road, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 2PS
Telephone
0116 289 7808
Website
www.ravenhurst.leics.sch.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Keily Stretton
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 5-11
Gender
Mixed
Multi-academy trust
Oadby, Wigston and Leicestershire Schools Academy Trust (9 schools)
Local authority
Leicestershire
Ward
Braunstone Ravenhurst
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 November 2022 (academy converter)
URN
149371 · LAESTAB 8552375 · UKPRN 10091113
Formerly
Ravenhurst Primary School

Where these figures come from