Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Academy converter in Manchester, Bury.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 189 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 55.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST |
| Local authority | Bury |
| Address | Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Whitefield, Manchester, M45 8TD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.ribbledriveprimary.net/ |
| Telephone | 01617666625 |
| URN | 150488 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 November 2019, published 6 January 2020:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Ribble Drive Community Primary School, URN 105300).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.2 km)
- Whitefield Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Stand (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Unsworth Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Mersey Drive Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Higher Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- St Bernadette's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Bury and Whitefield Jewish Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.