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Ribble Drive Community Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kathryn Higson

location_onManchester, M45 8TD

language Visit Website phone 1617666625

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

181

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Expected Standard

42%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Ribble Drive Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 85% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ribble Drive Community Primary School is a community school in Manchester, Bury, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 181 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 42% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #63 of 65 primaries in Bury and #13,580 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 14.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading58% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing65% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths55% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading63% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.8 to 0.8

0.9

Write

LA 0.3

-1.3 to 3.1

0.8

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.3 to 3.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading67% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 1.0

-1.9 to 2.9

-0.5

Write

LA 0.0

-2.7 to 1.7

0.1

Maths

LA 0.6

-1.9 to 2.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

25%

LA 64%

Reading41% LA 76%

Writing41% LA 77%

Maths53% LA 76%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA 1.0

-5.8 to -1.4

-4.6

Write

LA 0.0

-6.7 to -2.5

-2.2

Maths

LA 0.5

-4.2 to -0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2024

Inspection Report

19 November 2019

Inspection Report

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24 June 2015

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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05 April 2011

Inspection Report

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03 March 2008

Inspection Report

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07 March 2005

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-11-19

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2015-06-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-04-05

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Good

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 183 pupils. During this period, there were 3 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	183	3	1.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	178	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	185	1	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	181	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	177	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	200	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	194	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	194	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	198	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	205	1	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	208	2	1.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	213	2	0.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	210	4	1.9%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	1	0.5%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	230	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	220	1	0.5%	0.5%