Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Primary schoolRibble Drive Community Primary School is a primary school in Bury, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 189 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2019, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 19 November 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 56% of pupils at Ribble Drive Community Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bury and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bury | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)230 m
- Whitefield Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, StandPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Unsworth Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, March 2023. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)710 m
- Elms BankSpecial. Outstanding (overall), September 2023850 m
- Mersey Drive Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)960 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bury
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).