Buckshaw Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 22 2023 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
- 224 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 33%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.5%
White British 81.3%
Other 6.7%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 2.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Pakistani 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.4%
African 0.4%
Other Black 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 32%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
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 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 99
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Buckshaw Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 17
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 17
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 7 5 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 7 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 23 15 8 |
| Year 1 | 29 14 15 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 28 14 14 |
| Year 4 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 5 | 29 18 11 |
| Year 6 | 33 18 15 |