Ravenscroft Community Primary School
Ebony Way, Tower Hill, Liverpool, L33 1XT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Odile Coleman
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Knowsley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 104444
- Local authority
- Knowsley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01514778290
About this school
Ravenscroft Community Primary School is a community primary school in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ravenscroft Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 30% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 56% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 50% | 52% | 54% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 74% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ravenscroft Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Knowsley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40% | 57.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 30% | 57.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 57.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 216 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravenscroft Community Primary School compares
Ravenscroft Community Primary School ranked 47th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 8% | 53.4% | 218 | — |
| Eastcroft Park School | 56% | 8.6% | 62% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School | 59% | 7.6% | 38.2% | 346 | 0.4 miles |
| Kirkby CofE Primary School | 62% | 5.4% | 29.1% | 307 | 0.7 miles |
| Millbrook Community Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 40.5% | 325 | 0.7 miles |
| Northwood Community Primary School (With Designated Special Provision) | 51% | 8.4% | 64.5% | 471 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53.4%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.95%
- Persistent absence
- 27.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastcroft Park School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Kirkby CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
-
Millbrook Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Liverpool
- 0.8 miles
Other schools in Liverpool
Ravenscroft Community Primary School ranks 167th of the 176 ranked primary schools in Liverpool.
- Aintree Davenhill Primary School Primary
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Anfield Road Primary School Primary
- Arnot St Mary CofE Primary School Primary
- Banks Road Primary School Primary
- Barlows Primary School Primary
- Bedford Primary School Primary
- Belle Vale Community Primary School Primary
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School, Woolton Primary
- Blacklow Brow School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Infants' School Primary
- Blackmoor Park Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ravenscroft Community Primary School teach?
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravenscroft Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ravenscroft Community Primary School is Mrs Odile Coleman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ravenscroft Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravenscroft Community Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Ravenscroft Community Primary School?
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ravenscroft Community Primary School full?
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School has capacity for 236 pupils and 218 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ravenscroft Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ravenscroft Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravenscroft Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ravenscroft Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ravenscroft Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravenscroft Community Primary School compare with other schools in Knowsley?
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School ranked 47th of 48 primary schools in Knowsley for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 17% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravenscroft Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Ravenscroft Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravenscroft Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravenscroft Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.