Beal Vale Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 28 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 147368
- Address
- Salts Street, Shaw, Salts Street, Shaw, OL2 7SY
- Website
- www.bealvaleprimary.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 197 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 14.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 39.6%
- Persistent absence
- 18.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.2%
White British 65.5%
Mixed 9.6%
Bangladeshi 8.1%
Other White 4.1%
African 4.1%
Pakistani 3%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 1.5%
Other Black 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 60%
Local authority average 57%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Beal Vale Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 32
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 30 16 14 |
| Year 1 | 27 15 12 |
| Year 2 | 23 10 13 |
| Year 3 | 30 17 13 |
| Year 4 | 26 13 13 |
| Year 5 | 29 17 12 |
| Year 6 | 32 14 18 |