Community school · Manchester

Ravensbury Community School

3–11Ages
466Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105449URN

Tartan Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4EG · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Ravensbury Community School.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.7 below Manchester median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Manchester

100 applications for 59 places · 122nd of 125 in Manchester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

46%met the expected standard

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Requires significant improvement

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 17 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Needs attention	Urgent improvement
Inclusion		Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Urgent improvement
Achievement			Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour		Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Needs attention
Early years		Needs attention
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 5 Needs attention, 2 Urgent improvement
6 June 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Manchester median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

100 applications · 59 places offered · 59 named it first

2026 1.7; Manchester median median 2.4
2025 1.8; Manchester median median 2.4
2024 2.1; Manchester median median 2.4
2023 2.0; Manchester median median 2.5
2022 1.8; Manchester median median 2.6
2021 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Manchester median median 1.8
2019 1.5; Manchester median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2017 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2016 1.4; Manchester median median 2.0
2015 1.5; Manchester median median 2.0
2014 1.3; Manchester median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Manchester median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Manchester median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	100	1.7	59	1.00
Sep 2025	60	105	1.8	62	1.03
Sep 2024	60	127	2.1	60	1.00
Sep 2023	60	119	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2022	60	105	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2021	59	90	1.5	54	0.92
Sep 2020	59	90	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2019	60	92	1.5	51	0.85
Sep 2018	59	84	1.4	49	0.83
Sep 2017	60	81	1.4	47	0.78
Sep 2016	52	72	1.4	48	0.92
Sep 2015	52	77	1.5	50	0.96
Sep 2014	60	80	1.3	53	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 51% · Maths 59% → all three 46% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%100th of 123 in Manchester

Manchester 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Manchester 73% England 78%

Higher standard14%

Manchester 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

Manchester 70% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Manchester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Manchester 74% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Manchester 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Manchester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	46%	2%	103	102
2023/24	55%	2%	104	104
2022/23	44%	0%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ravensbury Community SchoolThis school
This school

Requires significant improvement 2026

1.7applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Willibrord's RC Primary School
0.9 km · Manchester

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Connell Co-Op College
0.9 km · Manchester

Not yet inspected
CofE School of the Resurrection
1.0 km · Manchester

Good2023

2.6applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Brigid's RC Primary School
1.0 km · Manchester

Good2024

4.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Seymour Road Academy
1.2 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Briscoe Lane Academy
1.3 km · Manchester

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy
1.3 km · Manchester

Good2024

2.6applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Ashbury Meadow Primary School
1.5 km · Manchester

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 32%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105449 · 352/2234
Capacity: 472 pupils · 466 on roll
Free school meals: 53.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Tartan Street, Clayton, Manchester, M11 4EG
Local authority: Manchester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources