Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Academy converter · Primary
Manchester · M45 8TD · Bury
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.1 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 149679
St Michael's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led · Manchester · M45 8NJ
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 3–11
Pupils
202
Local authority
Bury
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Manchester, Bury, 202 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 26.1%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Salford.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149679
Location
- Address
- Ribble Drive, Whitefield
- Postcode
- M45 8NJ
- Town
- Manchester
- County
- Lancashire
- Local authority
- Bury
- District
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- Boys / girls
- 96 / 106
- School capacity
- 236
- Capacity fill
- 202 / 236 (86%)
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- FSM pupils
- 49
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salford
- Governance
- Academy trust: ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- ST TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- St Teresa Of Calcutta Catholic Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natalie Camilleri
- Telephone
- 01617666628
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- 2026-01-20 — Expected standard (Report)