Ravenstone Primary School
Ravenstone Street, Balham, London, SW12 9SS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WANDLE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Francis O'Kane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 147327
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086730594
About this school
Ravenstone Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 283 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 | 40 | 45 | 46 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 73% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 4% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 76% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 80% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 76% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| 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 Ravenstone 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 | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 377 |
| 2024/25 | 332 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravenstone Primary School compares
Ravenstone Primary School ranked 26th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5.9% | 21.4% | 283 | — |
| Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 61.3% | 103 | 0.1 miles |
| Rutherford House School | 73% | 3.8% | 17.1% | 376 | 0.2 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School | 86% | 2.6% | 5.7% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| Henry Cavendish Primary School | 77% | 5.1% | 16.1% | 873 | 0.5 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
- 19 September 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report27 November 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.36%
- English as an additional language
- 28.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.85%
- Persistent absence
- 15.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · London
-
Rutherford House School0.2 miles
Primary · London
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Henry Cavendish Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Ravenstone Primary School ranks 509th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Ravenstone Primary School teach?
- Ravenstone Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravenstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ravenstone Primary School is Mr Francis O'Kane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ravenstone Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravenstone 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 Ravenstone Primary School?
- Ravenstone Primary School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Ravenstone Primary School full?
- Ravenstone Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 283 on roll (67%), 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 Ravenstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ravenstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravenstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ravenstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Ravenstone Primary School?
- Ravenstone Primary School is part of WANDLE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Ravenstone Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Ravenstone Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Ravenstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravenstone Primary School rank locally?
- Ravenstone Primary School ranked 26th of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravenstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Ravenstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravenstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravenstone 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 10 July 2026.