Community school · Oldham

Buckstones Primary School

4–11Ages
207Pupils
PrimaryPhase
105671URN

Delamere Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8HN · 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

3.0per place

0.8 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

91 applications for 30 places · 13th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% 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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

3.0applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Oldham median (2.3) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

91 applications · 30 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 3.0; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.6; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.8; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.4; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.9; Oldham median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Oldham median median 1.9
2017 2.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2016 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8
2015 2.9; Oldham median median 1.8
2014 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Oldham 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	30	91	3.0	37	1.23
Sep 2025	29	75	2.6	30	1.03
Sep 2024	29	82	2.8	38	1.31
Sep 2023	30	64	2.1	32	1.07
Sep 2022	30	73	2.4	35	1.17
Sep 2021	30	88	2.9	44	1.47
Sep 2020	29	80	2.8	40	1.38
Sep 2019	29	83	2.9	45	1.55
Sep 2018	30	67	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2017	30	88	2.9	38	1.27
Sep 2016	30	84	2.8	42	1.40
Sep 2015	29	85	2.9	37	1.28
Sep 2014	30	67	2.2	27	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 80% · Maths 97% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%7th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard37%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oldham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	13%	108	108
2023/24	83%	0%	110	107
2022/23	78%	19%	106	107

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

Buckstones Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St George's CofE School
0.3 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
0.8 km · Oldham

2026

3.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Rushcroft Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Beal Vale Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Crompton Primary School
1.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
1.9 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School
1.9 km · Oldham

Good2024

2.0applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
2.0 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025

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: 105671 · 353/2085
Capacity: 210 pupils · 207 on roll
Free school meals: 10.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Delamere Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8HN
Local authority: Oldham

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