Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
Ribbleton Avenue, Preston, PR1 5RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Bishop
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Preston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 262
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 119235
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01772796037
About this school
Ribbleton Avenue Infant School is a community primary school in Preston. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 244 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Ribbleton Avenue Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 247 |
| 2023/24 | 248 |
| 2024/25 | 229 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ribbleton Avenue Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.4% | 35.9% | 244 | — |
| Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School | 49% | 5.4% | 39.5% | 281 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston | 78% | 6.4% | 33.9% | 347 | 0.3 miles |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy | 42% | 6.7% | 28.6% | 415 | 0.4 miles |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston | 79% | 4.2% | 17.3% | 206 | 0.5 miles |
| Deepdale Community Primary School | 62% | 5.9% | 28.6% | 696 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.92%
- English as an additional language
- 59.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.42%
- Persistent absence
- 17.12%
Location
Nearby schools
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Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.3 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Preston
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St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston0.5 miles
Primary · Preston
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Deepdale Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Preston
Other schools in Preston
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primary
- Ashton Primary School Primary
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bamber Bridge St Aidan's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barton St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bilsborrow John Cross Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brabins Endowed School Primary
- Brindle Gregson Lane Primary School Primary
- Brockholes Wood Community Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Brookfield Community Primary School Primary
- Broughton-in-Amounderness Church of England Primary School Primary
- Calder Vale St John Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ribbleton Avenue Infant School teach?
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Preston.
- Who is the headteacher of Ribbleton Avenue Infant School?
- The headteacher of Ribbleton Avenue Infant School is Mrs Emma Bishop, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ribbleton Avenue Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ribbleton Avenue Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Ribbleton Avenue Infant School?
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Ribbleton Avenue Infant School full?
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School has capacity for 262 pupils and 244 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Ribbleton Avenue Infant School a faith school?
- No. Ribbleton Avenue Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ribbleton Avenue Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Ribbleton Avenue Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What is Ribbleton Avenue Infant School's absence rate?
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ribbleton Avenue Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ribbleton Avenue Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.