Location and Facilities

Our school enjoys the peaceful, rural surroundings of Ravensden village, situated to the east of Bedford within a mile of the outskirts of the town and close to Bedford’s eastern bypass. The school has three classrooms in the main school building, each well resourced to facilitate high quality learning opportunities for our children, as well a separate, bespoke building for nursery children from 2 to 4 years old. We have our own extensive playing field as well as a playground and a developing outdoor ‘classroom’. All areas are fully accessible to wheelchair users. We have bright modern classrooms equipped with interactive white boards and wireless technology so that all children can use  IT  wherever they are.

Pre-school

We have our own nursery setting, which we call Ravensden Primary Pre-school, as part of our school. The nursery has its own facilities and an attached outdoor play and learning environment. The Pre-school building gives us the opportunity to expand our intake of children to 24. 

School Aims and Ethos

Children, parents, staff and Governors enjoy the friendly, family ethos of the school within the village of Ravensden. We are committed to working together to offer an enjoyable, happy and safe Christian education that enables our children to achieve their potential in academic, creative and sporting endeavours within our wide and inclusive curriculum. We are active in nurturing and developing our children’s spiritual, social, emotional and leadership skills, providing an environment in which our valued, resilient and confident pupils thrive to reach high standards and make excellent progress.

Christian Values

We are a Church of England School with strong links with the local Parish Church. We cherish our children through our Christian, values based culture to help them grow into thoughtful, responsible and empathetic young people. Commitment to a partnership between home and school is of paramount importance for us to work together to promote the best interests of each and every child. We value our close links with the local community and Church. One of our Chairs of Governors is the Reverend Tim Wilson. We work together to organise joint activities that bring close relationships between Church and school.

Our School

Children from 2 to 11 years old are happy and enjoy school life here at Ravensden Primary. We believe in ensuring that learning is stimulating, challenging and well-matched to the children’s needs through a dynamic and creative curriculum with interesting opportunities for collaborative and independent learning at all ages. We welcome visits from prospective pupils and their parents as well as our current and former families. We have a full programme of events that you may wish to attend also; look on the website or contact us directly.

We support families through our wrap-around care from 8am until 5pm with staff who know the children well and care for them with a range of fun and exciting activities.

Opening hours for Pre-school children

Children are able to attend the Pre-school part-time or full time when they reach 3 years old. 

We accept government-funded and self-funded children, including:

• 2-year-olds: 15 hours funded

• 3–4-year-olds: 15 or 30 hours funded

Additional sessions can also be paid for.

• Eligibility for 2-year-old 15-hour funding: Bedford Council

• Eligibility for 30-hour funding for 3–4-year-olds for working parents: GOV.UK

We are open term-time only:

• Monday to Friday

  • Morning session: 8:30am – 11:30am

  • Afternoon session: 12:30pm – 3:30pm

  • Full day: 8:30am – 3:30pm (school closes at 1.15pm on a Friday) 

We look forward to welcoming you into our community.  Please come and visit us to see the school in action.

Mrs Anna Heeley
Interim Headteacher