Ribble Drive Community Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 25/06/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Ribble Drive, Manchester, M45 8TD
Website: www.ribbledriveschoolprimary.net
Telephone: 01617666625
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bury
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Kathryn Higson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105300

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 25/06/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 200
Number of Boys: 107
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.9
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -2.7 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:60%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Ribble Drive , Whitefield M45 8TD
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitefield
Ribble Drive , Whitefield M45 8NJ
3out of 4 247 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Whitefield Community Primary School
Victoria Avenue , Whitefield M45 6DP
2out of 4 611 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
Rufford Drive , Whitefield M45 8PL
3out of 4 689 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Unsworth Primary School
Blackley Close , Unsworth BL9 8LY
3out of 4 773 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Philips High School
Higher Lane , Whitefield M45 7PH
3out of 4 1,307 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Unsworth Academy
Parr Lane , BL9 8LP
1out of 4 1,544 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Heys School
Heys Road , Prestwich M25 1JZ
- not rated 2,028 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Monica's RC High School, a Voluntary Academy
Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1JH
- not rated 3,219 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Manchester Mesivta School
Beechwood , Charlton Avenue M25 0PH
3out of 4 3,225 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Elms Bank
Ripon Avenue , Whitefield M45 8PJ
4out of 4 928 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cloughside College
Bury New Road , Prestwich M25 3BL
3out of 4 1,852 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Prestwich Preparatory School
400 Bury Old Road , Prestwich M25 1PZ
- not rated 2,200 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Bury Secondary PRU Spring Lane School
Spring Lane , M26 2SZ
2out of 4 3,224 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.