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Ravenscroft Primary School, London

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Ages 3–11

Ravenscroft Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London, part of The Boleyn Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in January 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 225th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 1,757th of 14,452 across England. It was 76% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2013)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Newham (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Ravenscroft Primary School in detail

Results

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Ravenscroft Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 89% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 83% and 85% in Newham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (88% in reading, 88% in maths).

Getting a place at Ravenscroft Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 50 families put Ravenscroft Primary School as their first choice and 128 named it as one of their preferences, for 52 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Ravenscroft Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Ravenscroft Primary School are Kaizen Primary School (0.2 miles, Outstanding, 87% reading, 83% maths); Keir Hardie Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 88% reading, 86% maths); St Helen's Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 76% reading, 81% maths); and Rosetta Primary School (0.4 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 93% maths).

Ravenscroft Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Kaizen Primary SchoolKeir Hardie Primary SchoolSt Helen's Catholic Primary SchoolRosetta Primary School

The trust

Ravenscroft Primary School is one of 8 schools run by The Boleyn Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 86% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 8 schools in The Boleyn Trust

What parents say

13 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Ravenscroft Primary School (as of September 2025): 92% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 60% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (60%).

Who goes there

47% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 67.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are Asian (41%), White British (19%) and Black (13%).

Ravenscroft Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Staffing

Ravenscroft Primary School had 30 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Canning Town, about 1170 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Denmark Street (E13) (->n), 120 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ravenscroft Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Ravenscroft Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 0.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Ravenscroft Primary School are Rokeby School (0.3 miles), Cumberland Community School (0.5 miles), Eastlea Community School (0.6 miles) and Royal Docks Academy (0.8 miles).

Rokeby SchoolCumberland Community SchoolEastlea Community SchoolRoyal Docks Academy

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Simon Bond
Pupils:479
LA:Newham
Phone:02074762454
Address:Carson Road, London, E16 4BD
Trust:THE BOLEYN TRUST (8 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 April 2017

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago

This judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.

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Overall

Outstanding

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Outstanding

Early Years

Inspected 14 January 2025View full report
URN:144140
UKPRN:10063030
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:West Ham and Beckton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

From Ofsted's January 2025 inspection report.

What This School Does Well

Ravenscroft Primary School excels at creating an inclusive, ambitious learning environment where all pupils, including those with additional needs, thrive and achieve highly. The school combines excellent teaching with a rich curriculum and outstanding behaviour, while making sure every child feels safe, valued and supported. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the school's nurturing approach and the care their children receive.

Key Strengths

  • Exceptionally ambitious and well-structured curriculum that helps pupils build deep knowledge across all subjects
  • Highly effective reading programme with consistent phonics teaching, helping pupils become fluent readers quickly
  • Exceptional support for pupils with SEND, particularly those with autism, with specialist staff and tailored learning pathways
  • Exemplary pupil behaviour with very high expectations reflected in excellent work across the curriculum
  • Strong focus on personal development, including healthy relationships, mental well-being and responsible citizenship

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with leaders creating an open and positive culture that puts pupils' interests first.

Extracurricular Activities

Music, sports, drama, trips, residential experiences, playground buddies, learning ambassadors, leadership opportunities

Ravenscroft Primary School is an outstanding school where pupils thrive in an ambitious and nurturing environment. All key areas of inspection - quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management - were rated Outstanding.

At a Glance

47.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

Resourced provision: Autism

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

13 responses
Would recommend92%
Child is happy92%
Child does well100%
High expectations92%
Feels safe92%
Well behaved92%
Bullying dealt with (of parents with a view)60%
Kept informed100%
Handles concerns (of parents who raised one)71%
Wider development85%

Source: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+2ppMaths+1ppWriting+3pp

Reading has remained stable at around 90% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 89% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

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Keep up with Ravenscroft Primary School

Before and after school care

Ravenscroft Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Newham

Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Ravenscroft Primary School.

  • Merit Tutors Plaistow370m away · Not yet graded
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Rosetta630m away · Not yet graded
  • Amplified Arts Academy - Canning Town770m away · Not yet graded
  • Hallsville After School Club950m away · Not yet graded
  • Kumon Canning Town960m away · Not yet graded
  • SSS Provision St Luke's980m away · Not yet graded

Getting There

Bus Stops

Denmark Street (E13) (->N)
117m · 2 min walk
Chargeable Lane (Stop BD)
167m · 3 min walk
Balaam Street (Stop BJ)
214m · 3 min walk
King Street (E13) (Stop BH)
239m · 4 min walk
Newham Way Plaistow (->N)
255m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
172
Fatal
1
Serious
28
Children hurt
21

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 172 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 28 serious and 143 slight.

21 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 11 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 9 in a vehicle or otherwise.

28 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Newham is 110 (the median across 113 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Ravenscroft Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Ravenscroft Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Ravenscroft Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Ravenscroft Primary School.
  • Newham publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Ravenscroft Primary School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Ravenscroft Primary School for 2017 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Newham got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

76%

Available places

476 pupils

630 places

154 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - London

Low pressure
New homes approved:114,409
Projected new pupils:28,602

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London

Across Newham council

Low demand council-wide0.84 applications per place

Places available

4,725

Applications

3,960

Got 1st preference

91.3%

Got preferred school

98.6%

All primary applications across Newham council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

14 January 2025
Quality of EducationOutstanding
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsOutstanding
19 November 2019

Ungraded inspection: The school remains Good.

11 June 2013
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

64

SEN Support

27

EHC Plans

19.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

Ravenscroft Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

Source: GIAS, Department for Education.

Resourced Provision

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication41
Autistic Spectrum Disorder30
Specific Learning Difficulty3
Moderate Learning Difficulty2
Social, Emotional & Mental Health2
Visual Impairment2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Hearing Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
19.0%
Asian
41.3%
Black
13.4%
Mixed
8.3%
Chinese
2.1%
Other
3.1%
Unclassified
0.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals47.0%
English as Additional Language67.6%

479

Total Pupils

252

Boys

227

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

30

Teachers

16.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£57,535

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£7,080

Per pupil

£3891k

Total funding

£329k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£545,496
EAL funding£124,488
Lump sum£163,682

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.6%

Overall absence

23.4%

Persistent absence

453

Enrolments

Authorised3.9%
Unauthorised2.7%
Persistent (10%+)23.4%
Severe (50%+)1.5%

Absence trend

5.2%
18/19
4.7%
20/21
6.5%
21/22
8.3%
22/23
6.6%
23/24
6.6%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Ravenscroft Primary School

What are SATs results like at Ravenscroft Primary School?

Of the pupils at Ravenscroft Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 90% reached the expected standard in reading and 89% did so in maths.

What is Ravenscroft Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ravenscroft Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.

What is the catchment area for Ravenscroft Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Ravenscroft Primary School is oversubscribed, Newham allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Ravenscroft Primary School?

Ravenscroft Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 76% of its 630 places.

How many pupils go to Ravenscroft Primary School?

Ravenscroft Primary School has around 479 pupils on roll. 47% are eligible for free school meals.

Does Ravenscroft Primary School have specialist SEN provision?

Ravenscroft Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 14 places, 14 pupils on roll.

What is attendance like at Ravenscroft Primary School?

6.6% of sessions were missed at Ravenscroft Primary School in 2024/25. 23.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Ravenscroft Primary School?

Apply through Newham's coordinated admissions process, naming Ravenscroft Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

Does Ravenscroft Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Ravenscroft Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Ravenscroft Primary School: Merit Tutors Plaistow (370m away, registered, not yet graded), Junior Adventures Group @ Rosetta (630m away, registered, not yet graded) and Amplified Arts Academy - Canning Town (770m away, registered, not yet graded).

How many road collisions happen near Ravenscroft Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 172 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 28 serious and 143 slight. 21 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 11 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 9 in a vehicle or otherwise. 28 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Newham is 110 (the median across 113 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Ravenscroft Primary School?

Ravenscroft Primary School is at Carson Road, London, E16 4BD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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