Ravensbury Community School

Primary
Local authority maintained
Ages 3 to 11

Report card: Urgent improvement to needs attention

Tartan Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4EGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Ravensbury Community School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 209 schools in Manchester. It ranks 247th of 250 primary schools in Manchester. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in April 2026.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 28 April 2026, report published 17 June 2026

Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.

Inclusion: Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement
Achievement: Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention
Leadership and governance: Needs attention
Early years: Needs attention
Safeguarding: Met

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Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

59 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths46%

46%, 16 percentage points below the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths2%

2%, 6 percentage points below the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score103

103, 3 below the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score102

102, 3 below the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score103

103, 2 below the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

466 pupils on roll, with places for 472

Eligible for free school meals53.4%

53.4%, 26.9 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language24.7%

24.7%, 3.1 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support21.5%

21.5%, 6.7 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.2%

3.2%, 2.8 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Ravensbury Community School

School	Distance	Ofsted	Results
St Willibrord's RC Primary School	0.5 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard
CofE School of the Resurrection	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	71% met the expected standard
St Brigid's RC Primary School	0.6 miles	Ofsted: Good	48% met the expected standard
Seymour Road Academy	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	72% met the expected standard
Briscoe Lane Academy	0.8 miles	Ofsted: Good	61% met the expected standard

School details

School type: Community school
Sector: Local authority maintained
Age range: 3 to 11
Gender: Mixed
Nursery classes: Yes
Headteacher: Mr Chris Bolton
Phone: 01612230370
Website: ravensbury.manchester.sch.uk (opens in a new tab)
Address: Tartan Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4EG
Local authority: Manchester
URN: 105449

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.