Ravensmere Infant School

Ravensmere Infant School is performing well overall, achieving a good rating across all inspection areas. The school creates a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued, promoting strong relationships between staff and students. The curriculum is ambitious and inclusive, supporting the diverse needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Stakeholders appreciate the school's family ethos and the care provided to pupils, contributing to a positive culture for learning.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and feel safe at school.
• Strong relationships between staff and pupils.
• High expectations and quality of care for all students.
• Inclusive school culture that promotes understanding of diversity.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum designed for all pupils.
• Strong subject knowledge among curriculum leaders.
• Effective phonics and early reading instruction.
• Comprehensive personal development program.

Areas for Improvement

• Support for some pupils with SEND is not precise enough to meet their needs.
• In a very small number of subjects, curriculum activities are not fully aligned with pupils' needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2024–25 pupils at Ravensmere Infant School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 4.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Ravensmere Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ravensmere Infant School had 17.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2023–24, 100.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 17.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.4% of pupils at Ravensmere Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2023–24 Ravensmere Infant School received £9,948 and spent £9,851 for each of its 40 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£1,294 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of The Active Learning Trust Limited, income was £7,812 and spending £7,746 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Beccles · Suffolk local authority: places and applications

Ravensmere Infant School is part of The Active Learning Trust Limited, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• The Albert Pye Community Primary School Beccles
• Grove Primary School Lowestoft
• Westwood Primary School Lowestoft
• Loddon Junior School Norwich
• Loddon Infant and Nursery School Norwich
• Pakefield Primary School Lowestoft
• Red Oak Primary School Lowestoft
• Reydon Primary School Southwold
• Sidegate Primary School Ipswich
• Hillside Primary School Ipswich

What is Ravensmere Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ravensmere Infant School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Ravensmere Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ravensmere Infant School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Ravensmere Infant School have?

Ravensmere Infant School has 52 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ravensmere Infant School cover?

Ravensmere Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Ravensmere Infant School?

Ravensmere Infant School is at Fredericks Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9UL.