Ofsted report cardInspected 4 Feb 2026
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 151257.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 386 |
| Girls | 207 |
| Boys | 179 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 41.7% |
| First language not English | 10.1% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 420 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 373 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 11.2% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 85 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 21 |
| Average class size | 24.1 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 19.1 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 9.1 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 20 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 21 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 30.47 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 19 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 18 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 0 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 19 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 34 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 16 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 16 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Tameside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 7.2%, worse than England, worse than Tameside | 5% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 23.2%, worse than England, worse than Tameside | 13% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 2.1%, worse than England, worse than Tameside | 0.9% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 21.3% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 7.9% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0.2% |
| Permanent exclusions | 1 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.4 mi | Primary | Lyndhurst Primary School | Academy converter | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 21 Jul 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Peter's CofE Primary School | Voluntary aided school | Good Area360 rating. Inspected 30 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.7 mi | Not applicable | Safe Start School | Other independent school | Requires improvement Ofsted rating. Inspected 14 Jan 2025. | |
| 0.8 mi | Secondary | All Saints Catholic College | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 23 Apr 2025. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield | Voluntary controlled school | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 14 Jul 2026. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 22 May 2014. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | St Stephen's CofE Primary School | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 24 Sept 2024. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Ashton West End Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Nov 2013. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 13 Jun 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Yew Tree Primary School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 19 Jul 2016. |
Ravensfield Primary School is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 4 Feb 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Ravensfield Primary School made 19 offers from 34 applications (1.8 per offer), and 16 of 16 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Ravensfield Primary School has 386 pupils aged 3 to 11.
Ravensfield Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.
At Ravensfield Primary School, the average class had 24.1 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19.1 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Ravensfield Primary School missed 7.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 23.2% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.