Ravensfield Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school.

The early years provision is good. Children enter the Nursery class with skills below those typically found. They make good progress in the early years and most achieve a good level of development by the end of the Reception Year.

Pupils continue to make good progress and attain average standards by the end of Year 6. This represents good progress from their starting points. Teaching is good.

Lessons are well organised so that little time is wasted. Teachers and teaching assistants work together effectively and support is carefully tailored to meet the different needs of pupils. Pupils enjoy their time at school very much and be...have well.

They feel safe and know the steps to take in different situations. The school is well led and managed. Governors bring a good range of expertise to the school and offer both challenge and support to school leaders.

Both leaders and governors have high expectations and strive to ensure that pupils are helped to achieve well. Both the quality of teaching and pupils' achievement are improving because leaders rigorously monitor them and take effective action if either require any improvement. It is not yet an outstanding school because : The most able pupils are not consistently challenged so they do not all attain the higher levels they are capable of.

Not all pupils have a good enough understanding about what they need to do next to improve their learning. Pupils' attainment in writing, although average, is the weakest area of performance. There are inconsistencies in pupils' handwriting and presentation within and between classes.

Information about this school

This school is larger than the average sized primary school. The large majority of pupils are White British. Other pupils are from other White backgrounds and a small proportion is from other heritages.

The proportion of pupils who are disabled or have special educational needs is below average. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils, those eligible for support through the pupil premium funding, is well above average. The pupil premium is additional funding to support pupils who are known to be eligible for free school meals and those children who are looked after by the local authority.

The school has a Nursery class where children attend on a part-time basis. Reception children attend full-time. The school meets the government's current floor standard, which is the minimum expectation for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

The out of school club, which is managed by the governing body, is open from 7.30am to 8.40am and 3.

15pm to 6.00pm each day of the school week. Provision is available during school holidays daily from 8.

00am to 5.30pm. A small number of pupils attend the Behaviour, Learning and Support Service (BLISS) in Tameside for short periods.