Ravensthorpe Primary Academy

Ravensthorpe Primary School is currently requiring improvement in its overall effectiveness, particularly in the quality of education it provides to its pupils. The new leadership team has initiated changes that are positively influencing pupils’ achievement and the school environment. While the school has adopted a broad curriculum and established strong performance in areas like early years and physical education, it still struggles with delivering a consistently high standard of teaching across all subjects. There are noted gaps in pupils' knowledge due to the recent curriculum updates that are yet to be fully integrated into classroom practice. The school features a positive behavioural atmosphere, with most pupils expressing enjoyment in attending school and benefitting from a wide range of extracurricular activities. Tailored support for students with special educational needs is commendable, enhancing the overall learning experience. However, the inconsistencies in curriculum delivery and the need for ongoing staff development to address these issues are key areas the school must focus on for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and appreciate recent improvements.
• The school has strong sporting provision and a variety of extracurricular activities.
• Children make a strong start in early years with well-established routines.
• Clear systems to support pupils with special educational needs are in place.
• Positive reading culture developing with effective support for struggling readers.
• Good relationships help in improving attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in the quality of teaching across the curriculum.
• Gaps in pupils' knowledge due to the introduction of new curriculum content.
• Staff sometimes do not present important information clearly enough.

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). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ravensthorpe Primary Academy attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 16.8% 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, 2.6% of pupils at Ravensthorpe Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Ravensthorpe Primary Academy had 17.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 14.6% of pupils at Ravensthorpe Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.3% 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 2024–25 Ravensthorpe Primary Academy received £8,071 and spent £8,440 for each of its 341 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £109,000 (£319 per pupil).

Across all 5 schools of Keys Academies Trust, income was £7,981 and spending £7,915 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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Ravensthorpe Primary Academy is part of Keys Academies Trust, which runs 5 schools. The nearest others:

• Thorpe Primary Academy Peterborough
• Nova Primary Academy Peterborough
• Jack Hunt Academy Peterborough
• Longthorpe Primary Academy Peterborough

What is Ravensthorpe Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ravensthorpe Primary Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Ravensthorpe Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Ravensthorpe Primary Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Ravensthorpe Primary Academy have?

Ravensthorpe Primary Academy has 316 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ravensthorpe Primary Academy cover?

Ravensthorpe Primary Academy for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ravensthorpe Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ravensthorpe Primary Academy?

Ravensthorpe Primary Academy is at Brigstock Court, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 7NB.