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Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ribble Valley, PR3 3XPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
0.7×
Not oversubscribed
10 1st-choice / 15 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a small state primary in the Ribble Valley, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, with Good marks for early years provision, leadership and management, and behaviour and attitudes. That’s a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2016, when it was judged Requires Improvement across the board. While the school doesn’t publish its own Key Stage 2 SATs results in the data, the Lancashire local authority average for primary schools sits at 60 percent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Without a specific school figure to compare, it’s hard to say whether Ribchester St Wilfrid’s is above or below that benchmark, but the Ofsted upgrade suggests a school that has turned things around and is now performing solidly. With only 87 pupils on roll against a capacity of 112, it’s a genuinely small setting, and the proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 9. 2 percent, which is below the national average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Street, Preston, Ribble Valley, PR3 3XP
HeadteacherKatie Isherwood
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils87
Free School Meals (FSM)9.2%
School Capacity87 / 112 (78% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

30 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (30 Mar 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 Jan 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

09:00 – 15:30

Breakfast club

07:45-09:00

After-school care

15:30-17:30

Source: ribchester-st-wilfrids.lancs.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.