Primary school

Ribble Drive Community Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Bury
  • M45 8TD
Ofsted Good · inspected Nov 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 10,730 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 72%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 91%91%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 99%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 62%62% · 2022/232023/24: top 90%2024/25: top 72%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM56% · North West 63%3/10 Below
Higher standard, RWM0% · North West 6%1/10 Well below North West−35.3 pts
Reading score103 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−27.6 pts
Maths score102 · North West 1052/10 Well below North West−13 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 31% · 29 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 54% · 26 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 25% · 32 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 60% · 30 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 57% · 30 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 42% · 31 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 56% · 32 pupils · North West 63%60%25%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 29 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 0% · 26 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 0% · 32 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 30 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 31 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 0% · 32 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 29 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 103 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 100 · 32 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 103 · 30 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 103 · 32 pupils · North West 105104100No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 29 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 26 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 101 · 32 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 30 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 101 · 31 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 102 · 32 pupils · North West 105104101No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
12 of 12 who put it first2014 · 87.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1212
2nd220
3rd100

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2019

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Goodas predecessor
  4. 2019Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026189
Free school meals (past 6 years)50.8%
First language not English13.9%
SEN support19.8%
EHC plan7.0%
Absence (sessions missed)7.2%
Persistently absent pupils24.7%

Girls 49.2%Boys 50.8%

90% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.7
Pupils per adult8.5
  • Classroom teachers 7.6
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 12.7
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 9.6 FTE · Whole workforce 26.1 · 35 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,551
Spend per pupil£7,882
Staff spend per pupil£6,075
Reserve per pupil£513
  • +£96,000revenue reserve
  • +£125,000in-year balance

Grants £8,112 · self-generated £439 · premises £406 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,577,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it