Buckshaw Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Lancashire
- Unique reference
- 119205
- Address
- Chancery Road, Astley Village, Chancery Road, PR7 1XP
- Website
- www.buckshaw.lancs.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 225 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.2%
- Girls
- 49.8%
- First language not English
- 8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 14.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.9%
White British 82.7%
Other 4.4%
Mixed 3.9%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other White 2.2%
Other Black 1.3%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.4%
African 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell below average-3.5
WritingWell below average-2.9
MathsWell below average-4.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Buckshaw Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 20
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 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 | 26.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 14 6 8 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 9 6 |
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 21 7 14 |
| Year 1 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 2 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 3 | 31 10 21 |
| Year 4 | 25 14 11 |
| Year 5 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 6 | 30 18 12 |