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Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School
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Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School
- Primary
- Derby DE3 9HE
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| Effectiveness of leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Overall effectiveness at previous inspection | Good |
| Quality of teaching, learning and assessment | Good |
| Personal development, behaviour and welfare | Good |
| Outcomes for pupils | Good |
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Foundational Skills: Teachers expect and encourage pupils to work with positive attitudes to their learning. This helps pupils to make good progress.
Success of the Curriculum: Outcomes are improving, and the proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing, and mathematics at the end of key stage 1 is improving over time.
Areas Needing Improvement: Teachers do not ensure consistently that pupils have sufficient opportunities to improve their problem-solving and reasoning skills.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Outcomes are improving. The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics at the end of key stage 1 is improving over time.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils behave and conduct themselves very well. Pupils’ personal development and welfare are good. Leaders have achieved a balanced approach to promoting pupils’ academic, personal, and physical skills.
Support for Falling Behind: Leaders make increasingly effective use of additional funding for pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities.
Support for SEND Pupils: Leaders make increasingly effective use of the additional funding for pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities. The coordinator is knowledgeable and carefully identifies and reviews pupils’ needs.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: Staff and the governing body receive up-to-date safeguarding training and are vigilant in their work to ensure that pupils are safe. Procedures for reporting concerns and record-keeping are thorough.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Leaders have achieved a balanced approach to promoting pupils’ academic, personal, and physical skills. Staff promote pupils’ understanding of healthy eating and lifestyles very successfully.
Parent Feedback: Parents say that their children are taught well and are making good progress. They refer to the caring teachers and say that the school is effective in keeping pupils safe. The very large majority say that the school is well led and managed.
Parental Involvement: Parents contribute willingly to children’s baseline assessments. This gives staff valuable information about children’s learning and personal development.
Teacher Engagement: Teachers are enthusiastic and engage the pupils’ interest. They skilfully question pupils to check their understanding and deepen their thinking.
Impact on Student Progress: Teachers expect and encourage pupils to work with positive attitudes to their learning. This helps pupils to make good progress.
Teaching Staff Challenges: Teachers sometimes do not match work carefully to pupils’ needs. Some pupils, particularly the most able, do not make the progress of which they are capable.
Assessment of Teaching Quality: Leaders ensure that staff receive training to continually develop their expertise. Effective systems for the management of teachers’ performance are in place.
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Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Derbyshire, East Midlands.
It has 290 students from age 3-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 20 : 1.
This school rated Good by recent Ofsted inspection.
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We're glad you're here at Ravensdale Infant & Nursery School. Our school, in which our kids feel valued, respected, protected, and secure, is a welcoming and fun environment to learn. Every student who enrols in our school should have a variety of engaging opportunities that help them grow academically and personally. We teach our children how to become effective members of society, ready for the challenges and opportunities their futures will hold. Our team of teachers, administrators, and governors is kind and dedicated. We collaborate with all of our parents to make sure that everyone is "Working Together to be the Best."
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools | Local Authority Maintained Schools |
| Snobe grade |
D-
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B-
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C+
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| Ofset report | Good | Good | Good |
| Age range | 3-7 | 3-11 | 4-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 20.4 | - | 24.4 |
| Proficient Math | - | 111 | 106 |
| Proficient Read | - | 107 | 107 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 28th Oct 2024 - 1st Nov 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 23rd Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 25th Jul 2025 - 3rd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th Sep 2024 - 27th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 2nd Nov 2024 - 22nd Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 24th Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
20 : 1
Student teacher ratio at Ravensdale Infant and Nursery School
Local authority ratio 20 : 1