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Ribble Drive Community Primary School

4–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150488URN

Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8TD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2019 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.8per place

1.7 above Bury median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bury

45 applications for 12 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.8applications per place, Reception

1.7 above Bury median (2.0) 1.6 above England median (2.2)

45 applications · 12 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 3.8; Bury median median 2.1
2025 2.3; Bury median median 1.9
2024 1.9; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2023 2.1; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2022 2.7; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Bury median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.6; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.4; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.6; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Bury median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Bury median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Bury median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Bury median

Dashed bars: as Ribble Drive Community Primary School (URN 105300), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	12	45	3.8	12	1.00
Sep 2025	26	59	2.3	24	0.92
Sep 2024 *	27	51	1.9	27	1.00
Sep 2023 *	20	41	2.1	19	0.95
Sep 2022 *	11	30	2.7	11	1.00
Sep 2021 *	20	42	2.1	18	0.90
Sep 2020 *	29	45	1.6	28	0.97
Sep 2019 *	22	30	1.4	15	0.68
Sep 2018 *	26	41	1.6	23	0.88
Sep 2017 *	30	57	1.9	24	0.80
Sep 2016 *	30	55	1.8	29	0.97
Sep 2015 *	30	48	1.6	24	0.80
Sep 2014 *	29	55	1.9	32	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 63% · Maths 72% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%43rd of 55 in Bury

Bury 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Bury 78% England 78%

Higher standard13%

Bury 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Bury 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bury 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Bury 79% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Bury 27% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bury median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	56%	0%	103	102
2023/24	42%	0%	101	101
2022/23	57%	3%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Ribble Drive Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2019

3.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.2 km · Bury

Special measures 2026

2.1applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Community Primary School
0.6 km · Bury

Good2021

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand
0.6 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Unsworth Primary School
0.7 km · Bury

Remains Good2023

2.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Mersey Drive Community Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

Good2024

2.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Higher Lane Primary School
1.0 km · Bury

2025

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.0 km · Bury

Good2020

1.6applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School
1.1 km · Bury

2026

1.6applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150488 · 351/2030
Trust: The Collective Community Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 55.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Ribble Drive Community Primary School (URN 105300)
Address: Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8TD
Local authority: Bury

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources