SCHOOL PROFILE

Ravenhurst Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149371
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 595 Published school capacity
Capacity used 60.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

18 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Expected standard
Personal development Expected standard
Leadership & governance Expected standard
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 358 358 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 167 46.6% of pupils
Male pupils 191 53.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.0%
5.8 pts below England
School 19.0%
Blaby 18.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

41.1%
20.8 pts above England
School 41.1%
Blaby 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Blaby 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
38.8%
139
Indian
22.9%
82
Any other White background
14.5%
52
African
5.3%
19
White and Black Caribbean
4.7%
17
White and Asian
3.1%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.8% 78 of 358 pupils
1.0 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.8%
Blaby 20.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.9% 64 pupils
England 14.8% 3.1 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 14 pupils
England 6.0% 2.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 22
Speech, language & communication 22
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 7
Other difficulty or disability 3

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Blaby 62.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

71.0%

2.8 pts below England

School 71.0%
Blaby 77.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

71.0%

0.7 pts above England

School 71.0%
Blaby 73.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

69.0%

3.0 pts below England

School 69.0%
Blaby 73.6%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.84%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.38 pts lower than England
School 4.84%
Blaby 5.60%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.10 pts lower than England
School 11.71%
Blaby 12.67%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Blaby 1.84%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

60.2% 28.0 pts below England
Ravenhurst Primary School
60.2%
Blaby
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information