Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School is a primary school located in Dewsbury. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in maths is above average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Myrtle Road, Dewsbury

School Information

Address: Myrtle Road, Dewsbury, WF13 3AS
Website: http://www.ravensthorpejuniorschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01924907082
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kirklees
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Jaime L Alderson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 107699

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 432
Number of Pupils: 408
Number of Boys: 212
Number of Girls: 196

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 18.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0
Writing
Well Above Average: 3 Confidence interval 1.9 to 4.1
Maths
Above Average: 1.9 Confidence interval 0.8 to 2.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Flatts Nursery School
Ashworth Green , WF13 2SU
4out of 4 2,660 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Myrtle Road , Ravensthorpe WF13 3AS
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Diamond Wood Community Academy
North Road , Ravensthorpe WF13 3AD
3out of 4 149 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Springfield Park , WF14 9PD
4out of 4 1,620 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School
Wellhouse Lane , WF14 0BE
3out of 4 1,759 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paulinus Catholic Primary School
Temple Road , WF13 3QE
3out of 4 1,787 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Hall Academy
Richard Thorpe Avenue , WF14 9PH
1out of 4 1,487 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westborough High School
Stockhill Street , WF13 2JE
3out of 4 2,227 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy
Oxford Road , WF13 4LL
1out of 4 2,483 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Mirfield Free Grammar
Kitson Hill Road , WF14 9EZ
2out of 4 2,626 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ravenshall School
Ravensthorpe Road , Thornhill Lees WF12 9EE
4out of 4 1,554 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rida Boys High School
Perseverance Inn , Forge Lane WF12 9EJ
- not rated 1,901 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Ethos College
Knowles Hill Road , WF13 4QS
4out of 4 2,493 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Institute of Islamic Education
South Street , Savile Town WF12 9NG
- not rated 2,708 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Rida Girls High School
39 Warren Street , Savile Town WF12 9LX
- not rated 2,757 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.