Buckstones Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Mar 28 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Oldham
- Unique reference
- 105671
- Address
- Delamere Avenue, Shaw, OL2 8HN
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 209 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.0%
- Girls
- 55.0%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 4.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.0%
White British 97.1%
Other White 1.4%
Mixed 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.2
WritingAverage-0.4
MathsAverage1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 78%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 19%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Buckstones Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 29
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 29
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 17 13 |
| Year 1 | 30 15 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 4 | 30 13 17 |
| Year 5 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 6 | 30 13 17 |