Ravenhurst Primary School
Ravenhurst Road, Braunstone Town, Leicester, LE3 2PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Keily Stretton
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 595
- Pupils on roll
- 358
- URN
- 149371
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162897808
About this school
Ravenhurst Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 358 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 79 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 1% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Ravenhurst 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 379 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ravenhurst Primary School compares
Ravenhurst Primary School ranked 127th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.8% | 16.9% | 358 | — |
| Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy | 78% | 4% | 22.2% | 453 | 0.4 miles |
| Caldecote Community Primary School | 82% | 6.9% | 44.1% | 600 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 49% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
| Folville Junior School | 67% | 5.7% | 37.5% | 355 | 0.7 miles |
| St Mary's Fields Academy | 62% | 5.2% | 22% | 433 | 1.0 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)
- 16.89%
- English as an additional language
- 37.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 11.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Caldecote Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Kingsway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Folville Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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St Mary's Fields Academy1.0 miles
Primary
Other schools in Leicester
Ravenhurst Primary School ranks 86th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ravenhurst Primary School teach?
- Ravenhurst Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Ravenhurst Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ravenhurst Primary School is Mrs Keily Stretton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ravenhurst Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ravenhurst 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 Ravenhurst Primary School?
- Ravenhurst Primary School has 358 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Ravenhurst Primary School full?
- Ravenhurst Primary School has capacity for 595 pupils and 358 on roll (60%), 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 Ravenhurst Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ravenhurst Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ravenhurst Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ravenhurst Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ravenhurst Primary School?
- Ravenhurst Primary School is part of OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Ravenhurst Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2023/24 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Ravenhurst Primary School rank locally?
- Ravenhurst Primary School ranked 127th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ravenhurst Primary School's absence rate?
- Ravenhurst Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Ravenhurst Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ravenhurst 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.