# Blackshaw Primary School

Blackshaw Primary School is a primary school in Bolton, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 218 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E105175. [Bolton](https://openindex.co.uk/bolton)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 218
- Council: Bolton
- URN: 105175

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 69% of pupils at Blackshaw Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Bolton and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Bolton | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 105 | 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.

- [SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-osmund-and-andrews-r-c-primary-school-e134237): 400 m. Primary. School remains Good, January 2023. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Leverhulme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leverhulme-community-primary-school-e131271): 990 m. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Breightmet School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/breightmet-school-e150807): 1 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Masefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/masefield-primary-school-e143031): 1.2 km. Primary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ladywood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ladywood-school-e146406): 1.2 km. Special. School remains Outstanding, January 2023
- [Forwards Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forwards-centre-e142702): 1.4 km. Pupil referral and alternative provision. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade

## 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/105175)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/105175)

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