OFSTED
4 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Urgent improvement
Curriculum & teaching
Urgent improvement
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Needs attention
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 September 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
17 October 2019
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Tameside
Trust
CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
386
379 full-time ·
7 part-time
Female pupils
207
53.6% of pupils
Male pupils
179
46.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
16.9 pts
above England
School
41.7%
Tameside Council
36.1%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
10.2 pts
below England
School
10.1%
Tameside Council
16.1%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
Tameside Council
0.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
78.8%
304
African
3.9%
15
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
10
Any other Black background
2.1%
8
Any other White background
2.1%
8
Any other Asian background
1.8%
7
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
27.5%
106 of
386 pupils
6.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.07%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.14 pts
lower than
England
School
6.07%
Tameside Council
5.95%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
15.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.02 pts
higher than
England
School
15.83%
Tameside Council
15.03%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.83%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.97 pts
lower than
England
School
0.83%
Tameside Council
1.80%
North West
1.75%
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
80.4%
7.8 pts
below England
Ravensfield Primary School
80.4%
Tameside Council
92.1%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.