# Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Oldham, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 176 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E150121. [Oldham](https://openindex.co.uk/oldham)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 176
- Council: Oldham
- URN: 150121

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), December 2021, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 8 December 2021
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils at Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Oldham and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Oldham | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [E-ACT Royton and Crompton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-act-royton-and-crompton-academy-e146316): 270 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 38.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152017): 570 m. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Royton Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/royton-hall-primary-school-e135341): 670 m. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Crompton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crompton-primary-school-e133286): 1.1 km. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-aidan-and-oswalds-rc-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e152540): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, December 2024
- [Supreme Start Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/supreme-start-ltd-e151243): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/150121)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/150121)

## How to cite

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