Ribbleton Avenue Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–7 · Preston, Lancashire
Ribbleton Avenue Infant School is a primary school in Preston, Lancashire for ages 3–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 October 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Ribbleton Avenue, Preston, PR1 5RU
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Lancashire
- Pupils on roll
- 244 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are made to feel welcome at this school, which prides itself on supporting families in the community that it serves.”
- “Respect and friendship are school values that pupils work hard to model.”
- “They appreciate their friendships with their classmates and the caring relationships that they have with staff.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, refinements to the curriculum are relatively new.”
- “However, as a result of weaknesses in the previous subject curriculum, some pupils have gaps in their knowledge that remain unaddressed.”
- “Consequently, their understanding is insecure and at times this hinders these pupils’ ability to make sense of new learning and concepts.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Lancashire.
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School 0.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.5 mi Good
- Deepdale Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Holme Slack Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Fishwick Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Preston 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade