Ravensworth Terrace Primary School
Mount Pleasant Road, Birtley, Chester le Street, DH3 1AY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Ramanandi
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 362
- URN
- 108333
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01914334200
About this school
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School is a community primary school in Chester le Street. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 362 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 55 | 54 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 69% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 6% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 83% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 Ravensworth Terrace 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 | Gateshead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 61.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 61.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 363 |
| 2023/24 | 379 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravensworth Terrace Primary School compares
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School ranked 41st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.6% | 22.8% | 362 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley | — | 3.7% | 27.3% | 68 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley | 76% | 3.6% | 30.9% | 105 | 0.4 miles |
| Birtley East Community Primary School | 59% | 5.9% | 42% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| Portobello Primary School | 71% | 4.3% | 18.1% | 182 | 0.8 miles |
| Holley Park Academy | 74% | 3.7% | 11.5% | 204 | 0.9 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)
- 22.77%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.56%
- Persistent absence
- 8.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Infant School, Birtley0.4 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
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St Joseph's Catholic Junior School, Birtley0.4 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
Birtley East Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birtley
-
Portobello Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Chester le Street
-
Holley Park Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Washington
Other schools in Chester le Street
Ravensworth Terrace Primary School ranks 12th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Chester le Street.
- Barley Mow Primary School Primary
- Bullion Lane Primary School Primary
- Cestria Primary School Primary
- Chester-Le-Street CofE (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Lumley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lumley Junior School Primary
- Nettlesworth Primary School Primary
- Newker Primary School Primary
- Ouston Primary School Primary
- Pelton Community Primary School Primary
- Portobello Primary School Primary
- Red Rose Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ravensworth Terrace Primary School teach?
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Chester le Street.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravensworth Terrace Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ravensworth Terrace Primary School is Mr Andrew Ramanandi, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ravensworth Terrace Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravensworth Terrace 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 big is Ravensworth Terrace Primary School?
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School has 362 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ravensworth Terrace Primary School full?
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 362 on roll (86%), 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 Ravensworth Terrace Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravensworth Terrace Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ravensworth Terrace Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Ravensworth Terrace Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravensworth Terrace Primary School rank locally?
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School ranked 41st of 62 primary schools in Gateshead for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravensworth Terrace Primary School's absence rate?
- Ravensworth Terrace Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravensworth Terrace Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravensworth Terrace 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.