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Primary

Buckstones Primary School

Primary

Oldham · Oldham · OL2 8HN www.buckstones.oldham.sch.uk/

Pupils
210
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
77%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
210
Pupils · 2024/25
1%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityOldham
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Buckstones Primary School · Primary · Oldham

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
77%
-6pp
87%82%76%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 77%
RWM higher standard
13%
+13pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
40%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
97%
Maths higher standard
37%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
97%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
110.0

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
210
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
1%
FSM eligible
9%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Delamere Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8HN
Local authority
Oldham
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2577%13%93%40%80%17%97%37%90%97%108.0108.0110.014%210
2023/2483%0%90%60%83%10%90%30%83%93%110.0107.0109.012%209
2022/2378%19%81%37%85%19%89%26%81%78%106.0107.0108.0-0.20-0.40+1.4010%206
2018/1976%10%86%31%83%10%93%38%90%93%106.0108.0110.0+1.80-0.30+2.7013%209
2017/1887%16%94%55%90%23%90%32%87%90%111.0108.0111.0+4.70+1.50+2.709%208
2016/1783%10%90%50%87%10%93%27%87%93%109.0107.0111.0+4.60-0.20+2.6014%212

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2521032.814%1%9%3%5%
2023/2420932.712%2%9%4%5%
2022/2320632.210%2%10%4%4%
2021/2220824.812%1%12%5%10%
2020/2120724.614%2%13%
2018/1920924.913%1%11%3%7%
2017/1820824.89%1%11%4%6%
2016/1721225.214%0%10%3%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.