Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School | Primary in Oldham | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

191

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

191

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

191

Pupils · 2024/25

14%

EAL · 2024/25

15%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 08/12/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityOldham

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio30.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School · Primary · Oldham

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard

50%

50%50%50%

'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

0%0%0%

'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

87%

Reading higher standard

30%

Writing expected standard

60%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

67%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

77%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

106.0

Maths scaled score

101.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

191

Pupil : teacher ratio

30.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

14%

FSM eligible

30%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

15%

Contact

Address

Blackshaw Lane, Heyside, Oldham, OL2 6NT

Local authority

Oldham

Website

https://www.blackshawlaneprimary.co.uk/index.html

Telephone

01617707660

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	0%	87%	30%	60%	0%	67%	7%	77%	80%	106.0	101.0	104.0	—	—	—	16%	191
2023/24	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	—	—	16%	New school
2022/23	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	191	17.5	16%	14%	30%	6%	15%
2023/24	199	23.4	16%	11%	26%	6%	18%