Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9EE
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Rik Robinson
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 107799
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01924456811
About this school
Ravenshall School is a community special school in Dewsbury. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ravenshall 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 21 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -8.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 18 | 30 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | 0.6 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.53 -2.25 to -0.82 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.0 | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Ravenshall 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 206 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 200 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.93%
- English as an additional language
- 12%
- Overall absence
- 8.63%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rida Boys High School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Dewsbury
-
Rida Girls High School1.0 miles
Independent schools · West Yorkshire
-
Madni Academy1.1 miles
Independent schools · Dewsbury
-
Paradise Primary School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Dewsbury
-
Al-Furqaan Preparatory School1.6 miles
Independent schools · Dewsbury
Other schools in Dewsbury
- Ethos College Academies
- Flatts Nursery School Nursery
- Boothroyd Primary Academy Primary
- Bywell Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Carlton Junior and Infant School Primary
- Diamond Wood Community Academy Primary
- Earlsheaton Infant School Primary
- Eastborough Academy Primary
- Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Primary
- Orchard Primary Academy Primary
- Overthorpe CofE Academy Primary
- Pentland Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Ravenshall School teach?
- Ravenshall School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Dewsbury.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravenshall School?
- The headteacher of Ravenshall School is Mr Rik Robinson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ravenshall School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravenshall 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 Ravenshall School?
- Ravenshall School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Ravenshall School full?
- Ravenshall School has capacity for 200 pupils and 212 on roll (106%), so it is at or above 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 Ravenshall School a faith school?
- No. Ravenshall School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Ravenshall School have?
- The schools register lists Ravenshall School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ravenshall School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Ravenshall School's absence rate?
- Ravenshall School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravenshall School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravenshall 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.