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Ravenbank Primary School

4–11Ages
336Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148457URN

Pepper Street, Lymm, WA13 0JT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.5 above Warrington median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Warrington

80 applications for 30 places · 10th of 56 in Warrington

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 March 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Warrington median (2.1) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 30 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2025 2.7; Warrington median median 2.1
2024 2.7; Warrington median median 2.0
2023 2.1; Warrington median median 1.9
2022 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0
2021 2.0; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Warrington median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Warrington median median 2.1; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Warrington median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.5; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 2.7; Warrington median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Warrington median in 4 of 5 years.

This school
Warrington median

Dashed bars: as Ravenbank Community Primary School (URN 111006), the previous school.

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	30	80	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2025	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	80	2.7	33	1.10
Sep 2023	44	93	2.1	41	0.93
Sep 2022	57	114	2.0	55	0.96
Sep 2021 *	55	107	2.0	54	0.98
Sep 2020 *	58	117	2.0	58	1.00
Sep 2019 *	57	120	2.1	53	0.93
Sep 2018 *	60	131	2.2	57	0.95
Sep 2017 *	59	137	2.3	60	1.02
Sep 2016 *	60	140	2.3	72	1.20
Sep 2015 *	57	140	2.5	46	0.81
Sep 2014 *	41	112	2.7	41	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 82% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%18th of 57 in Warrington

Warrington 70% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Warrington 85% England 78%

Higher standard55%

Warrington 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Warrington 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Warrington 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Warrington 83% England 77%

Higher standard44%

Warrington 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Warrington median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	15%	109	109
2023/24	81%	15%	110	109
2022/23	79%	11%	108	108

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

Ravenbank Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Oughtrington Primary School
0.8 km · Warrington

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Cherry Tree School
1.5 km · Warrington

Good2023

2.8applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Statham Primary School
1.8 km · Warrington

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
High Legh Primary School
3.2 km · Cheshire East

2026

1.5applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Warrington

Remains Good2022

1.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Little Bollington CofE Primary School
3.9 km · Cheshire East

Requires improvement2024

2.3applications per place 9%met the SATs standard
Thelwall Community Junior School
3.9 km · Warrington

Standards maintained2024

64%met the SATs standard
Forest Gate Academy
4.4 km · Trafford

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148457 · 877/2126
Trust: The Beam Education Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 336 on roll
Free school meals: 8.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2021
Replaced: Ravenbank Community Primary School (URN 111006)
Address: Pepper Street, Lymm, WA13 0JT
Local authority: Warrington

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