Ravensdale Primary School

About Ravensdale Primary School

Ravensdale Primary School in Coventry has held a Good rating from Ofsted across its two most recent graded inspections, with the latest ungraded visit in March 2024 confirming the school remains Good. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: 75% of pupils achieved this benchmark in 2023/24, well above the Coventry local authority average of 58%. That performance places Ravensdale 5th out of 80 primary schools in the borough, putting it in the top 6% locally and the top 20% nationally. The school also scores strongly in individual subjects: 85% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, with average scaled scores of 107 and 106 respectively. Higher-standard attainment is more modest — 3% reached the higher level across all three subjects — but the school’s consistent delivery of solid core outcomes is clearly its strength.

Digging deeper into the 2023/24 results, Ravensdale shows a pattern of broad competence rather than exceptional peaks. In reading, 37% of pupils achieved the higher standard, a respectable figure, while in maths it was 25% and in writing just 5%. The school’s overall ranking score of 75 is built on that 75% combined expected standard, which is the metric used for its local and national positioning. Compared with its previous Ofsted inspection in 2015, the school has maintained its Good rating, though the 2024 ungraded inspection noted that early years provision, previously Outstanding, is now Good. The headteacher, Jennie Nurse, leads a school of 457 pupils, operating very close to its capacity of 472. With 13% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly mixed catchment.

The school offers a practical range of facilities including a Forest School, sensory room, sports hall and ICT suite, plus clubs such as book club, drama, choir and art club. Sports provision covers swimming, athletics, tennis and cricket. Ravensdale is well equipped for SEND, with provisions for dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 127 applications for 55 places, with 54 first-preference offers made — an oversubscription ratio of 2.31. It also has nursery provision for children from age 2. This is a solid, well-regarded primary that suits families prioritising strong core academic outcomes within a supportive, well-resourced environment, particularly those who value the Forest School and SEND support on offer.

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