Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Ribble Drive, Manchester, M45 8TD
189 pupils · 90% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST
- Local authority
- Bury
- Free school meals
- 55%
Ofsted
Good (2019) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 19 November 2019, published 6 January 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 12 | 12 | 45 | 12 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 26 | 24 | 59 | 26 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Whitefield Community Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Unsworth Primary School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School 1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Higher Lane Primary School 1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.