Ravenshead CofE Primary School, Nottingham

Ofsted's report card from its 15 September 2026 inspection grades Ravenshead CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally develop the knowledge and skills they need across the curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a broad curriculum that reflects the school's context and caters for mixed-age classes."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise the early years."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders make inclusion a priority."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders understand the school's context, strengths and priorities for improvement."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a broad, values-led programme for pupils' personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that staff precisely check pupils' understanding and consistently address misconceptions so that pupils build secure knowledge across the curriculum"; "Leaders should continue to embed the school's approach to teaching foundational knowledge and skills, including handwriting, so that more pupils become fluent at an earlier stage"; "Leaders should sharpen how they evaluate the impact of the pupil premium strategy so that they identify areas for further improvement and make adjustments as necessary".

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Ravenshead C of E Primary School! We are a popular school, set in enviable grounds, situated in the leafy village of Ravenshead. There are currently 360 pupils on roll in mixed year group and single year group classes. At Ravenshead C of E Primary School, our distinctly Christian ethos is at the heart of everything we do."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, tennis, multi-sports, choir and chess.

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Ravenshead CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Nottinghamshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 79% in reading and 79% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 33 families put Ravenshead CofE Primary School as their first choice and 84 named it as one of their preferences, for 33 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Ravenshead CofE Primary School are Abbey Gates Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 93% maths); Blidworth Oaks Primary School (2.1 miles, 74% reading, 72% maths); St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Mansfield (2.4 miles, Good, 70% reading, 73% maths); and Lake View Primary and Nursery School (2.4 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Ravenshead CofE Primary School.

8.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (86%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 74 pupils (20.6%) received SEN support and 10 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Newstead Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Haddon Road (w-bound), 150 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Ravenshead CofE Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 23 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, other theft and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Nottinghamshire (101).

In 2024/25, Ravenshead CofE Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.