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Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

Community school · Chester le Street · DH3 1AY

Ages 4–11 · 362 pupils · Gateshead

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.8%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-02-14

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
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)69%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.6%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
326

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

48

Places offered

49

1st-preference offers

48

Total preferences (any rank)
103
Preferred offers (top 3)
48
Applications from outside LA
13
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

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 fill86%

362 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
362
Boys / girls
166 / 196
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
362 / 420 (86%)
Free school meals
23.2%
FSM pupils
84
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Andrew Ramanandi

Location

Address
Mount Pleasant Road, Birtley
Postcode
DH3 1AY
Town
Chester le Street
County
County Durham
Local authority
Gateshead
District
Gateshead
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
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 community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Chester le Street, Gateshead, 362 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.2%.

Open schools in Chester le Street
21
Primary schools in Chester le Street
18
Academies among open schools in Chester le Street
43% (9)
Open schools in DH3
13
Primary in DH3
11
Open schools in Gateshead LA
93
Primary in Gateshead LA
66

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 Chester le StreetNear DH3

  • Birtley East Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Birtley · DH3 1QQ · Gateshead

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM36.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Portobello Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chester le Street · DH3 2LY · Gateshead

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM18.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Holley Park Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Washington · NE38 0LR · Sunderland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM10.8%
    • Demand0.94

    0.9 miles away

  • Blackfell Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Washington · NE37 1HA · Sunderland

    Ages 3–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM39.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Barley Mow Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Chester le Street · DH3 2DJ · Gateshead

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM48.0%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Oxclose Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Washington · NE38 0LA · Sunderland

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM56.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Andrew Ramanandi
Telephone
01914334200
Website
www.ravensworthterrace.com/

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