Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School
Primary schoolRibbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School is a primary school in Preston, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 281 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 9 June 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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, 49% of pupils at Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 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- Ribbleton Avenue Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade50 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)490 m
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)610 m
- Preston Muslim Girls High SchoolSecondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 61.7 (2025/26, provisional)740 m
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, PrestonPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Deepdale Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Preston
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).