Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jill Caunce
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 150488
- Local authority
- Bury
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617666625
About this school
Ribble Drive Community Primary School is a primary academy in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 189 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ribble Drive Community Primary School (URN 105300).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
How Ribble Drive Community Primary School compares
Ribble Drive Community Primary School ranked 45th of 55 primary schools in Bury for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 7.2% | 50.8% | 189 | — |
| St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 58% | 5.1% | 26.1% | 202 | 0.1 miles |
| Whitefield Community Primary School | 63% | 5% | 43.4% | 170 | 0.3 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand | 59% | 4.3% | 16.8% | 208 | 0.4 miles |
| Unsworth Primary School | 82% | 3.7% | 14.5% | 232 | 0.4 miles |
| Mersey Drive Community Primary School | 50% | 7.1% | 46.5% | 203 | 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)
- 50.8%
- English as an additional language
- 13.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 24.7%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
Whitefield Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Manchester
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand0.4 miles
Primary · Manchester
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Unsworth Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bury
-
Mersey Drive Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Manchester
Other schools in Manchester
Ribble Drive Community Primary School ranks 177th of the 252 ranked primary schools in Manchester.
- Abbey Hey Primary Academy Primary
- Abbott Community Primary School Primary
- Acacias Community Primary School Primary
- Acre Hall Primary School Primary
- Aldwyn Primary School Primary
- Alkrington Primary School Primary
- All Saints C of E Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand Primary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Alma Park Primary School Primary
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primary
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ribble Drive Community Primary School teach?
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Ribble Drive Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Ribble Drive Community Primary School is Mrs Jill Caunce, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ribble Drive Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ribble Drive Community Primary 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 Ribble Drive Community Primary School?
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Ribble Drive Community Primary School full?
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 189 on roll (90%), 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 Ribble Drive Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Ribble Drive Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ribble Drive Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ribble Drive Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ribble Drive Community Primary School?
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School is part of THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Ribble Drive Community Primary School rank locally?
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School ranked 45th of 55 primary schools in Bury for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Ribble Drive Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Ribble Drive Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census.
- What are Ribble Drive Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Ribble Drive Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 3 July 2026.