Community school · Bolton

Blackshaw Primary School

3–11Ages
218Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105175URN

Bideford Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6TE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

close to Bolton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bolton

54 applications for 28 places · 53rd of 91 in Bolton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 15 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

15 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 September 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

close to Bolton median (2.0) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 28 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 1.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Bolton median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Bolton median median 2.1
2023 1.8; Bolton median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Bolton median median 2.1
2021 2.5; Bolton median median 2.1
2020 2.1; Bolton median median 2.2
2019 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1
2018 2.8; Bolton median median 2.1
2017 2.2; Bolton median median 2.0
2016 3.0; Bolton median median 2.1
2015 2.7; Bolton median median 2.2
2014 2.3; Bolton median median 2.1

This school
Bolton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	54	1.9	29	1.04
Sep 2025	30	56	1.9	30	1.00
Sep 2024	27	45	1.7	27	1.00
Sep 2023	30	54	1.8	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	65	2.2	29	0.97
Sep 2021	30	76	2.5	34	1.13
Sep 2020	30	64	2.1	33	1.10
Sep 2019	30	69	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2018	30	83	2.8	38	1.27
Sep 2017	30	65	2.2	30	1.00
Sep 2016	30	89	3.0	45	1.50
Sep 2015	29	77	2.7	34	1.17
Sep 2014	30	69	2.3	38	1.27

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 79% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%31st of 87 in Bolton

Bolton 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Bolton 79% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Bolton 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Bolton 77% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Bolton 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Bolton 78% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Bolton 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bolton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	7%	104	105
2023/24	43%	7%	103	106
2022/23	63%	17%	105	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Blackshaw Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School
0.4 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Leverhulme Community Primary School
1.0 km · Bolton

2026

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Masefield Primary School
1.2 km · Bolton

Remains Good · improving2024

2.9applications per place 84%met the SATs standard
Bowness Primary School
1.4 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever
1.4 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

2.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy
1.4 km · Bolton

Good2021

2.3applications per place
Red Lane Primary School
1.5 km · Bolton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Mytham Primary School
1.7 km · Bolton

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 105175 · 350/2042
Capacity: 210 pupils · 218 on roll
Free school meals: 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Bideford Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6TE
Local authority: Bolton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources