Ravenswood Primary School
About Ravenswood Primary School
Ravenswood Primary School sits within Newcastle upon Tyne’s state primary landscape, where it ranks 24th out of 55 schools of its type in the local authority. That places it comfortably in the top half of the city’s primaries, though it sits behind a cluster of high-performing Catholic schools nearby — St Oswald’s in Gosforth, St Vincent’s in Newcastle, and St Charles’ — which occupy the top three spots locally. The school is a mixed, non-denominational state primary for children aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site and a current roll of 613 pupils against a capacity of 690. Headteacher Reuben Anderson leads a school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted across both its most recent graded inspection in 2014 and its ungraded inspection in 2023, which confirmed the school remains Good. The nearest school rated Outstanding is St Teresa’s Catholic Primary in Heaton, about 0.8 kilometres away.
Key Details
The full report on this school
The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
30 Nov 2023Latest monitoring visit (30 Nov 2023): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 23 Oct 2014. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
Facilities
6Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.
Extracurriculars
8Sports
Clubs & Activities
Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:55 – 15:15
Source: ravenswoodprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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