SCHOOL PROFILE

Ravenswood Community Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 151105
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Suffolk
Trust THE COMPASS PARTNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 385 369 full-time · 16 part-time
Female pupils 193 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 192 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

29.6%
4.8 pts above England
School 29.6%
Ipswich 25.2%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.9%
3.6 pts above England
School 23.9%
Ipswich 25.1%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.4%
3.4 pts above England
School 4.4%
Ipswich 2.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.4%
198
Any other White background
19.5%
75
White and Black Caribbean
6.5%
25
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
17
Any other ethnic group
3.9%
15
Indian
3.6%
14
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 14.3% 55 of 385 pupils
6.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.3%
Ipswich 20.0%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.1% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts below
EHC plans 6.2% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 24
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Other difficulty or disability 1

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

63.0% 2.6 pts above England
School 63.0%
Ipswich 53.9%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

80.0%

6.2 pts above England

School 80.0%
Ipswich 66.0%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Ipswich 65.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

71.0%

1.0 pts below England

School 71.0%
Ipswich 65.2%
East of England 70.3%
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

5.94%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.28 pts lower than England
School 5.94%
Ipswich 7.15%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.75%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.07 pts lower than England
School 15.75%
Ipswich 18.95%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.42 pts lower than England
School 1.38%
Ipswich 2.65%
East of England 1.83%
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

81.6% 6.6 pts below England
Ravenswood Community Primary School
81.6%
Ipswich
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
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