Ravenswood Community Primary School, Ipswich
Ravenswood Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Ipswich, part of The Compass Partnership of Schools. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 55 schools in Ipswich with published results, and 8,057th of 14,452 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Ravenswood Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Ravenswood Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 71% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Ravenswood Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 45 families put Ravenswood Community Primary School as their first choice and 69 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 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 Ravenswood Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ravenswood Community Primary School are Morland Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 56% reading, 44% maths); Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 56% reading, 51% maths); Murrayfield Primary - A Paradigm Academy (1 mile, Good, 67% reading, 67% maths); and Cliff Lane Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 81% maths).
Ravenswood Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Morland Church of England Primary SchoolPiper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm AcademyMurrayfield Primary - A Paradigm AcademyCliff Lane Primary School
The trust
Ravenswood Community Primary School is one of 28 schools run by The Compass Partnership of Schools, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
In 2026, 31 pupils (8.1%) received SEN support and 24 (6.2%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance3, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 129 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and other theft. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Ravenswood Community Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ravenswood Community Primary School are Ipswich Academy (0.4 miles) and Copleston High School (1.7 miles).
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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; 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 GIASOfsted Rating
Ravenswood Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Ravenswood Community Primary School (URN 124650), it was rated Good in September 2013.
At a Glance
29.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
28.3
KS2
14
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Ravenswood Community Primary School
Term dates
Ravenswood Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Ravenswood Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Ravenswood Community Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 15 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.
3 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 Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Ravenswood Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
394 pupils
420 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ipswich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ipswich
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
31
SEN Support
24
EHC Plans
14.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
385
Total Pupils
192
Boys
193
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
19
Teachers
20.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£39,273
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,342
Per pupil
£2303k
Total funding
£145k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.9%
Overall absence
15.7%
Persistent absence
362
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Ravenswood Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Ravenswood Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Ravenswood Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 71% did so in maths.
What is Ravenswood Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ravenswood Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2024. Before that, as Ravenswood Community Primary School (URN 124650), it was rated Good in September 2013.
What is the catchment area for Ravenswood Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Ravenswood Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Ravenswood Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Classes at Ravenswood Community Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Ravenswood Community Primary School has around 385 pupils on roll. 30% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Ravenswood Community Primary School?
5.9% of sessions were missed at Ravenswood Community Primary School in 2024/25. 15.7% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Ravenswood Community 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.
How many road collisions happen near Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 15 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ravenswood Community Primary School?
Ravenswood Community Primary School is at Ravenswood Avenue, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9UA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)