Academy converter · Oldham

Beal Vale Primary School

4–11Ages
202Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147368URN

Salts Street, Shaw, Salts Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.5 above Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

79 applications for 28 places · 15th of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Oldham median (2.3) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 28 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 2.8; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.2; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.3; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9
2022 2.2; Oldham median median 1.7
2021 2.1; Oldham median median 1.8
2020 2.3; Oldham median median 1.8
2019 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.7; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 1.7; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Oldham median in 7 of 7 years.

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Beal Vale Primary School (URN 105672), the previous school.

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	79	2.8	25	0.89
Sep 2025	30	65	2.2	32	1.07
Sep 2024	26	60	2.3	26	1.00
Sep 2023	25	52	2.1	25	1.00
Sep 2022	20	44	2.2	18	0.90
Sep 2021	30	64	2.1	28	0.93
Sep 2020	20	46	2.3	16	0.80
Sep 2019 *	19	39	2.1	13	0.68
Sep 2018 *	29	49	1.7	22	0.76
Sep 2017 *	22	36	1.6	15	0.68
Sep 2016 *	30	54	1.8	30	1.00
Sep 2015 *	30	44	1.5	20	0.67
Sep 2014 *	30	52	1.7	22	0.73

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 72% · Maths 72% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%22nd of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard31%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (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	66%	9%	104	103
2023/24	60%	7%	103	104
2022/23	65%	3%	106	104

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

Beal Vale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
0.2 km · Oldham

2026

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

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Crompton Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
East Crompton St George's CofE School
0.9 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

6.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton
1.0 km · Oldham

Remains Good2022

3.3applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Buckstones Primary School
1.0 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
1.3 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025
Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
1.7 km · Oldham

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 50%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147368 · 353/2091
Trust: Crompton House Church of England Multi Academy Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 202 on roll
Free school meals: 34.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2019
Replaced: Beal Vale Primary School (URN 105672)
Address: Salts Street, Shaw, Salts Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SY
Local authority: Oldham

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