Ofsted: Good emoji_events #349 in Lancashire public Top 83% UK

Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

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

personMrs Fran Nickson

location_onPRESTON, PR1 5SN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

276

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Expected Standard

49%

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Age Range

7-11

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Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in PRESTON, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 83% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School is a voluntary controlled school in PRESTON, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 7-11. The school has approximately 276 pupils on roll, of whom 39% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 49% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #349 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #11,791 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.4 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)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 59%

Reading70% LA 73%

Writing59% LA 69%

Maths58% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing44% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths57% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading50% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing55% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths67% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.5 to -0.1

-2.5

Write

LA 0.1

-4.1 to -0.9

0.4

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.2 to 2.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading63% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths71% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.2

-3.3 to -0.3

-1.7

Write

LA 0.1

-3.1 to -0.3

-2.0

Maths

LA -0.2

-3.4 to -0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

49%

LA 65%

Reading63% LA 76%

Writing73% LA 78%

Maths73% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA 0.1

-4.1 to -0.7

-2.3

Write

LA 0.1

-3.9 to -0.7

-1.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.8 to 0.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 May 2022

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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20 September 2012

Inspection Report

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23 March 2012

Inspection Report

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16 February 2011

Inspection Report

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15 September 2010

Inspection Report

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20 January 2010

Inspection Report

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28 June 2007

Inspection Report

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09 December 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-05-18

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2017-02-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-09-20

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-02-16

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 276 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	276	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	273	13	4.8%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	280	8	2.9%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	278	3	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	280	7	2.5%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	277	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	276	2	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	272	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	261	5	1.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	268	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	262	6	2.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	259	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	259	1	0.4%	0.1%	1
2020/21 (Autumn term)	259	4	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	265	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	265	6	2.3%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	266	10	3.8%	0.6%	1
2018/19 (Summer term)	271	11	4.1%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	273	4	1.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	274	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	258	10	3.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	260	11	4.2%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	257	3	1.2%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	250	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	248	4	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	243	6	2.5%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 12 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils