Ribble Drive Community Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Manchester (Bury).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ribble Drive Community Primary School is a primary school located in Manchester, Bury. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 187 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the THE COLLECTIVE COMMUNITY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Jill Caunce.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 150488
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Taylor | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Knowles | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katy Dickson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gillian Patricia Hoyle Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nina Catherine Turnbull | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Melanie Kobak | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Zoe Smith | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clare Beattie | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Main Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Michelle Gee Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Headteacher Jill Caunce Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katja Callaghan Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record