Blackshaw Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 12 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bolton
Unique reference
105175
Address
Bideford Drive, Breightmet, BL2 6TE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
229 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
55.9%
Girls
44.1%
First language not English
4.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
15.3%
Persistent absence
16.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 86.5%
Mixed 6.1%
Indian 3.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Other White 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 63%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 17%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Blackshaw Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
27
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
27
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
27
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
24
16
8
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
28
13
15
Year 2
30
15
15
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
29
16
13
Year 5
29
17
12
Year 6
30
19
11
Year 2023-2024

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