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Ravensmead Primary School

Community school · Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 8QD

Ages 3–11 · 317 pupils · Staffordshire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

48%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-08

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)48%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
292

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

43

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
57
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill79%

317 pupils · 400 places

Pupils on roll
317
Boys / girls
138 / 179
School capacity
400
Capacity fill
317 / 400 (79%)
Free school meals
18.3%
FSM pupils
58
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Goodall

Location

Address
Chapel Street, Bignall End
Postcode
ST7 8QD
Town
Stoke-on-Trent
County
Staffordshire
Local authority
Staffordshire
District
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Constituency
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 317 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.3%.

Open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
183
Primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent
121
Academies among open schools in Stoke-on-Trent
70% (129)
Open schools in ST7
30
Primary in ST7
21
Open schools in Staffordshire LA
458
Primary in Staffordshire LA
309

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in Stoke-on-TrentNear ST7

  • Wood Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 8PH · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM35.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Alsagers Bank Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 8BB · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.6 miles away

  • St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Newcastle · ST5 7AB · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM13.1%
    • Demand0.97

    1.6 miles away

  • Springhead Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 1RA · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand0.92

    1.8 miles away

  • Crackley Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newcastle · ST5 7BE · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence7.7%
    • FSM59.4%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Excalibur Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 2RQ · Cheshire East

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.7%
    • Demand1.33

    2.3 miles away

  • St Saviour's CofE Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Stoke-on-Trent · ST7 1LW · Staffordshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM29.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Chesterton Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Newcastle-Under-Lyme · ST5 7NT · Staffordshire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM52.9%
    • Demand0.93

    2.3 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Melanie Goodall
Telephone
01782987130
Website
www.ravensmead.staffs.sch.uk/

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