Ravensbury Community School
Tartan Street, Manchester, M11 4EG
466 pupils · 99% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Free school meals
- 53.4%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Urgent improvement |
| Achievement | Urgent improvement |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 17 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 46% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 2% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 59 | 59 | 100 | 59 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 62 | 105 | 60 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 60 | 127 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 60 | 119 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 58 | 105 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 59 | 54 | 90 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 59 | 57 | 90 | 59 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 51 | 92 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Willibrord's RC Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- CofE School of the Resurrection 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Brigid's RC Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Seymour Road Academy 1.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Briscoe Lane Academy 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy 1.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.