Ravenscroft Primary School

About Ravenscroft Primary School

Ravenscroft Primary School sits in the London Borough of Newham, one of 68 primary schools in the local authority. It ranks 18th among them, placing it comfortably in the top third. The three highest-ranked primaries in Newham are Tollgate, Cleves and Rosetta, all of which sit above Ravenscroft in the local league table. Still, Ravenscroft is a strong performer in its own right and is one of 27 outstanding-rated primaries in the borough. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, awarded top marks across the board: outstanding for quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management. That’s a notable upgrade from its previous inspection in 2013, when it was rated good. The school is led by headteacher Simon Bond and serves 514 pupils, with capacity for 630. Just under half of its pupils — 43.5 per cent — are eligible for free school meals, which is significantly above the national average and reflects the local demographic.

Academically, Ravenscroft delivers solid results at Key Stage 2. In the 2023/24 assessments, 82 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, well above the Newham local authority average of 74 per cent. The school’s average scaled scores were 109 in reading and 107 in maths, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 12 per cent of pupils achieved the top level across all three subjects, with 44 per cent reaching that level in reading alone. Progress scores are not available in the data, but the attainment figures alone show the school is performing strongly relative to its peers. Nationally, Ravenscroft ranks 1,100th out of 13,686 primary schools on the combined expected standard metric, putting it in the top 8 per cent of all primaries in England. In London, it sits 280th out of 1,592, which is in the top 18 per cent regionally.

The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 115 applications for 53 places, with 52 of those coming from first-preference families. That works out at 2.17 applicants per place, so getting in is competitive. Facilities include a sensory room, forest school area, art studios, music rooms, a sports hall and playing fields. Clubs on offer include coding, chess and science club, while sports provision covers swimming, cricket, netball, gymnastics and football. Ravenscroft also has a resourced provision and supports pupils with a range of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language difficulties, and social, emotional and mental health needs. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025, were overwhelmingly positive: 92 per cent of the 13 respondents would recommend the school, and 100 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy and does well. This is a school that suits families looking for strong academic outcomes in a diverse, inner-London setting, with good SEND support and a broad extracurricular offer.

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