Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

About Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school in Dewsbury, Kirklees, classified by the DfE as a voluntary controlled school with a Church of England religious character. Around 413 pupils aged 7 to 11 attend the school. 77% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of primary schools in England.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). In 2025 the furthest child offered a place lived 1.15 miles from the school in a straight line, according to the council's published allocation figures; the distance changes every year with demand. Overall pupil absence was 7.7%. There are about 17.6 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 46% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.