Primary school in Dukinfield, Tameside
Ravensfield Primary School
Clarendon Street, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 4JG
Ofsted
Judged to require significant improvement, on 4 February 2026.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 386
- Places
- 480
- How full
- 80% full — 386 of 480 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 207 / 179
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistently absent
- 16%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 46%
- English as an additional language
- 10%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 25%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Tameside 017B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 18%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 31%
- Households owning their home
- 38%
- Households in social housing
- 38%
- Households with no car
- 37%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- CHANGING LIVES IN COLLABORATION
- Headteacher
- Head Teacher: Oliver Kerr
- Local authority
- Tameside
- Ward
- Dukinfield
- Constituency
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- URN
- 151257
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | 68% | 0.4 mi |
| St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 66% | 0.7 mi |
| St John's CofE Primary School, DukinfieldVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 83% | 0.9 mi |
| St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 45% | 0.9 mi |
| St Stephen's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| Ashton West End Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.9 mi |
| Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-LyneAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 63% | 0.9 mi |
| Yew Tree Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 48% | 0.9 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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