Blackshaw Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Oct 15 2024 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
- Website
- www.blackshaw.bolton.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 223 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.8%
- Girls
- 46.2%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.4%
- Persistent absence
- 11.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 84.8%
Mixed 6.2%
Indian 3.1%
African 2.7%
Pakistani 0.9%
Chinese 0.9%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage-0.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 43%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blackshaw Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 3 0 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 19 8 11 |
| Reception, Full-time | 25 18 7 |
| Year 1 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 2 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 3 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 5 | 30 16 14 |
| Year 6 | 29 16 13 |