Carson Road, Canning Town, London E16 4BD
10 reasons to choose Ravenscroft Primary School
Top line
Ravenscroft Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best state primary schools in Canning Town and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Ravenscroft Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 8 members of The Boleyn Trust. Though Ofsted no longer makes an an overall effectiveness judgement, its graded judgements imply an Outstanding rating for the school in its last (2025) inspection.
Average class size
Ravenscroft Primary School usually has three classes per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Ravenscroft Primary School ranks in the top 10% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 9% of schools.
The Ravenscroft Primary School curriculum
School curriculum is subject based, rather than topic-based, and also includes PSHE, French. Specialist provision for children with autism. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for art and sport.
Sport at Ravenscroft Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Ravenscroft Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 9.00am to 3.00pm. Breakfast club from 8.00am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.00pm.
Find another school near Ravenscroft Primary School
Faraday School (1 mile); Greenwich Waldorf Lower School (2.8 miles).
Tollgate Primary School (0.5 miles); Curwen Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles); Selwyn Primary School (1.1 miles).
St Bonaventure’s RC School (1.8 miles); School 21 (2.2 miles); Brampton Manor Academy (2.3 miles).