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Ravens Academy

Academy sponsor led · Clacton-on-Sea · CO16 8TZ

Ages 4–11 · 262 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

9.9%

Admissions demand

1.03 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-28

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
100.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence9.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)37.8%
Unauthorised7.5%
Authorised absence
2.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
5.0%
Enrolments in measure
299

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.03 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

31

Places offered

30

1st-preference offers

30

Total preferences (any rank)
44
Preferred offers (top 3)
30
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill120%

262 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
262
Boys / girls
153 / 109
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
262 / 210 (125%)
Free school meals
72.5%
FSM pupils
190
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
Academy trust
ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
Sponsor
Academy Transformation Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Marianne Cartwright

Location

Address
Nayland Drive
Postcode
CO16 8TZ
Town
Clacton-on-Sea
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Tendring
Constituency
Clacton
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, 262 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 72.5%.

Open schools in Clacton-on-Sea
21
Primary schools in Clacton-on-Sea
16
Academies among open schools in Clacton-on-Sea
67% (14)
Open schools in CO16
10
Primary in CO16
8
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Primary in Essex LA
444

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS282%
    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM35.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    • FSM44.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    Ages 5–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.9%
    • Demand0.98

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    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM49.1%
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  • Alton Park Junior School

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    • FSM61.7%

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence10.3%
    • FSM70.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Burrsville Infant Academy

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    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM26.4%
    • Demand0.96

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Marianne Cartwright
Telephone
01255424328
Website
www.ravensacademy.attrust.org.uk/

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