Beal Vale Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 29 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

Pupils

Number of Pupils
194 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
53.6%
Girls
46.4%
First language not English
12.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
37.6%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 68.6%
Mixed 9.8%
Bangladeshi 8.2%
Pakistani 4.1%
African 3.6%
Other White 3.1%
Indian 1.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.7
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage1.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
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 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Beal Vale Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
16
3rd preference
10
From another Local Authority
3
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
26
14
12
Year 1
22
9
13
Year 2
31
17
14
Year 3
26
13
13
Year 4
28
18
10
Year 5
31
14
17
Year 6
30
19
11
Year 2023-2024

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