Ravensdale Junior School

Ravensdale Junior School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' grade in all inspection domains. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe and happy, enjoying a broad curriculum that helps them to learn effectively. Although staff have high expectations and help pupils understand important values, there is still a focus on improving the love of reading among students. The school, which is part of Transform Trust, is in its first inspection since becoming an academy in 2019, reflecting its efforts to build a strong educational foundation amidst the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe, appreciating a caring school environment.
• The curriculum is broad and well-organized, promoting knowledge retention.
• Teachers are subject experts who create engaging lessons.
• Behaviour is effectively managed, leading to reduced bullying incidents.
• Strong strategies are in place for personal development and welfare.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils with SEND do not manage to keep up with their peers.
• A few teachers lack confidence in effective reading instruction strategies.
• Not all pupils are encouraged to engage in wider opportunities.

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 Ravensdale Junior School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.4% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Ravensdale Junior 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 Ravensdale Junior School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.4% 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, 20.7% of pupils at Ravensdale Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 Ravensdale Junior School received £6,373 and spent £6,424 for each of its 351 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £52,000 (£147 per pupil).

Across all 26 schools of Transform Trust, income was £7,034 and spending £7,060 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 Derby · Derby local authority: places and applications

Ravensdale Junior School is part of Transform Trust, which runs 27 schools. The nearest others:

• Lawn Primary School Derby
• Pear Tree Community Junior School Derby
• Zaytouna Primary School Derby
• Allenton Primary School Derby
• Breadsall Hill Top Primary School Derby
• Ashbrook Junior School Derby
• Heage Primary School Belper
• Brocklewood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Rosslyn Park Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
• Whitegate Primary and Nursery School Nottingham

What is Ravensdale Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ravensdale Junior School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Ravensdale Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ravensdale Junior School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Ravensdale Junior School have?

Ravensdale Junior School has 352 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ravensdale Junior School cover?

Ravensdale Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Ravensdale Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ravensdale Junior School?

Ravensdale Junior School is at Devonshire Drive, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9EY.