Ravensmead Primary School
Chapel Street, Bignall End, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8QD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Goodall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 400
- Pupils on roll
- 317
- URN
- 124056
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782987130
About this school
Ravensmead Primary School is a community primary school in Stoke-on-Trent. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 317 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- 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 | 45 | 40 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 48% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 73% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 70% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 75% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.10 | - | - |
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 Ravensmead 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 332 |
| 2023/24 | 333 |
| 2024/25 | 337 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravensmead Primary School compares
Ravensmead Primary School ranked 213th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 4.7% | 22.4% | 317 | — |
| Wood Lane Primary School | 36% | 5.7% | 30.3% | 48 | 0.9 miles |
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | 65% | 3.9% | 20.6% | 178 | 1.6 miles |
| St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School | 76% | 4% | 14.1% | 274 | 1.6 miles |
| Springhead Primary School | 73% | 3.5% | 21.8% | 214 | 1.8 miles |
| Crackley Bank Primary School | 78% | 7.1% | 56.2% | 198 | 1.9 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.
Inspection history
- 8 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report24 November 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.39%
- English as an additional language
- 1.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.67%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wood Lane Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Alsagers Bank Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle
-
Springhead Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Crackley Bank Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Newcastle
Other schools in Stoke-on-Trent
Ravensmead Primary School ranks 91st of the 102 ranked primary schools in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Abbey Hulton Primary School Primary
- Alexandra Infants' School Primary
- Alexandra Junior School Primary
- All Saints' CofE First School Primary
- Alsager Highfields Community Primary School Primary
- Alsagers Bank Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Green Primary Academy Primary
- Ball Green Primary Academy Primary
- Barlaston CofE (VC) First School Primary
- Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Primary
- Bishop Rawle CofE Primary School Primary
- Burnwood Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ravensmead Primary School teach?
- Ravensmead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravensmead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ravensmead Primary School is Mrs Melanie Goodall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ravensmead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravensmead 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 Ravensmead Primary School?
- Ravensmead Primary School has 317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ravensmead Primary School full?
- Ravensmead Primary School has capacity for 400 pupils and 317 on roll (79%), 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 Ravensmead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ravensmead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravensmead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ravensmead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Ravensmead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravensmead Primary School rank locally?
- Ravensmead Primary School ranked 213th of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravensmead Primary School's absence rate?
- Ravensmead Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravensmead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravensmead 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 30 June 2026.