Ravensbury Community School
Tartan Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Bolton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 105449
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01612230370
About this school
Ravensbury Community School is a community primary school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 466 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ravensbury Community School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Urgent improvement
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: requires significant improvement.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 64 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 55% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 64% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 72% | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 67% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Ravensbury Community 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 | Manchester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 52.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 466 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravensbury Community School compares
Ravensbury Community School ranked 102nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 5% | 58.9% | 466 | — |
| St Willibrord's RC Primary School | 71% | 4.9% | 54.5% | 230 | 0.5 miles |
| CofE School of the Resurrection | 71% | 5.9% | 47.4% | 188 | 0.6 miles |
| St Brigid's RC Primary School | 48% | 6.4% | 59.7% | 219 | 0.6 miles |
| Seymour Road Academy | 72% | 4.5% | 66.3% | 448 | 0.8 miles |
| Briscoe Lane Academy | 61% | 5.4% | 68.9% | 592 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.91%
- English as an additional language
- 27.7%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 14.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Willibrord's RC Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
CofE School of the Resurrection0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
St Brigid's RC Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Seymour Road Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Briscoe Lane Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Ravensbury Community School ranks 216th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ravensbury Community School teach?
- Ravensbury Community School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravensbury Community School?
- The headteacher of Ravensbury Community School is Mr Chris Bolton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ravensbury Community School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravensbury Community 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 Ravensbury Community School?
- Ravensbury Community School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ravensbury Community School full?
- Ravensbury Community School has capacity for 472 pupils and 466 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ravensbury Community School a faith school?
- No. Ravensbury Community School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravensbury Community School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ravensbury Community School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ravensbury Community School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravensbury Community School compare with other schools in Manchester?
- Ravensbury Community School ranked 102nd of 125 primary schools in Manchester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravensbury Community School's absence rate?
- Ravensbury Community School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravensbury Community School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravensbury Community 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 15 July 2026.