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Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

Voluntary controlled school · PRESTON · PR1 5SN

Ages 7–11 · 281 pupils · Lancashire

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

38%

Overall absence

6.5%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2026-06-09

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)38%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
101.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
290

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

281 pupils · 280 places

Pupils on roll
281
Boys / girls
155 / 126
School capacity
280
Capacity fill
281 / 280 (100%)
Free school meals
40.9%
FSM pupils
115
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Methodist
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Fran Nickson

Location

Address
Emerson Road
Postcode
PR1 5SN
Town
PRESTON
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Lancashire
District
Preston
Constituency
Preston
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 7–11, in PRESTON, Lancashire, 281 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 40.9%. Religious character: Methodist.

Open schools in PRESTON
180
Primary schools in PRESTON
125
Academies among open schools in PRESTON
21% (38)
Open schools in PR1
41
Primary in PR1
26
Open schools in Lancashire LA
709
Primary in Lancashire LA
483

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in PRESTONNear PR1

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Fran Nickson
Telephone
01772792083
Website
www.ramjs.lancs.sch.uk/

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