# Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

Ribbleton 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.

Primary school. Code E119354. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 281
- Council: Preston
- URN: 119354

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Report 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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ribbleton Avenue Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ribbleton-avenue-infant-school-e119235): 50 m. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149314): 490 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-church-of-england-primary-academy-e148904): 610 m. Primary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Preston Muslim Girls High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-muslim-girls-high-school-e136801): 740 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, December 2022. Attainment 8 of 61.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-preston-e119609): 850 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2023. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Deepdale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/deepdale-community-primary-school-e119228): 930 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/119354)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119354)

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