Ravensmere Infant School
Fredericks Road, Beccles, NR34 9UL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Creed
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 52
- URN
- 143491
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502713420
About this school
Ravensmere Infant School is a primary academy in Beccles. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 52 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Ravensmere Infant 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
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
Trends over time
How Ravensmere Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 40 |
| 2024/25 | 31 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravensmere Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 3.1% | 12.9% | 52 | — |
| The Albert Pye Community Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 27.2% | 350 | 0.0 miles |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 9.6% | 32.9% | 69 | 0.4 miles |
| Beccles Primary Academy | 50% | 7.3% | 48.2% | 148 | 0.6 miles |
| Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 11.3% | 324 | 1.2 miles |
| Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.8% | 26.4% | 41 | 1.7 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)
- 12.9%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 3.14%
- Persistent absence
- 4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Albert Pye Community Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Beccles
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St Benet's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Beccles
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Beccles Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Beccles
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Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Beccles
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Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Beccles
Other schools in Beccles
- Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School Primary
- Beccles Primary Academy Primary
- Brampton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Glebeland Community Primary School Primary
- Ilketshall St Lawrence School Primary
- Ringsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School Primary
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beccles High School Secondary
- Sir John Leman High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Ravensmere Infant School teach?
- Ravensmere Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Beccles.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravensmere Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ravensmere Infant School is Ms Louise Creed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Ravensmere Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravensmere Infant 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 Ravensmere Infant School?
- Ravensmere Infant School has 52 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ravensmere Infant School full?
- Ravensmere Infant School has capacity for 60 pupils and 52 on roll (87%), 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 Ravensmere Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ravensmere Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravensmere Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ravensmere Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Ravensmere Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Ravensmere Infant School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Ravensmere Infant School's absence rate?
- Ravensmere Infant School's overall absence rate is 3.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ravensmere Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ravensmere Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.