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

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and Salesbury Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Salesbury Church of England Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Salesbury Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged Good and Salesbury Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 30.0% for Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School and 70.0% for Salesbury Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Salesbury Church of England Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School versus Salesbury Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PrestonRibchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolBlackburnSalesbury Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100C59/100Stronger figure
Local ranking352nd of 466 in Lancashire 203rd of 466 in Lancashire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll87 274
Capacity112 306
LocationPreston, PR3 3XP Blackburn, BB1 9EQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard30.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 5.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score100.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census87 274
Free school meals (ever 6)9.2% 7.3%
English as an additional language0.0% 1.5%
SEN support10.3% 9.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence5.1% Stronger figure6.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

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

Salesbury Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Ribchester St Wilfrid's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School · Salesbury Church of England Primary School