Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 9 June 2026

Pupils are proud of their caring and supportive school. They are warmly welcomed into school by staff who know them and their families well. Pupils benefit from the timely actions that leaders take to help them attend school regularly. Pupils' attendance rates are broadly average. Pupils are safe at school. They know who to turn to if they need help to solve problems and to resolve unkindness. This includes bullying. Pupils have a deep knowledge of how to keep themselves safe online. Typically, pupils behave well and enjoy their learning. They show respect for adults and each other. The school’s carefully considered curriculum is suitably broad and provides a wealth of opportunities for learning outside the classroom. Pupils have a well-formed understanding of the natural world. They grow vegetables at school. Pupils research which birds occur in the school's locality and the wider world. Barriers to pupils’ learning are identified quickly by well-trained staff. This means that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who face other challenges in their lives are generally well supported. Typically, this enables them to learn the curriculum well. Pupils’ emotional, social and personal needs are prioritised by leaders and staff. They receive the help that they need to manage their emotions when they are upset. Over time, some pupils have not attained as well as they should in the reading, writing and mathematics tests and assessments completed at the end of Year 6. This means they are not as fully prepared for secondary school as they could be. Current pupils are making better progress through the curriculum. Pupils are beginning to secure the basic skills they need to learn better. Even so, some pupils have gaps in their learning, which hampers their successful learning across the curriculum.

What the school should improve

• Leaders should ensure that staff understand and teach the school's new writing curriculum consistently so that pupils achieve the standards expected of them at the end of their time at the school.
• Leaders should continue to ensure that pupils' historic gaps in knowledge in mathematics and writing are secured to enable pupils to achieve better and improve attainment for pupils at the end of Year 6.
• Leaders should ensure that teachers provide pupils with the resources they need to tackle new concepts in mathematics successfully.

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