Academy sponsor led · Oldham

Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

3–11Ages
176Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150121URN

Blackshaw Lane, Heyside, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6NT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2021 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 below Oldham median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oldham

35 applications for 17 places · 43rd of 70 in Oldham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 8 December 2021Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Oldham median (2.3) close to England median (2.2)

35 applications · 17 places offered · 13 named it first

2026 2.1; Oldham median median 2.3
2025 2.5; Oldham median median 1.8
2024 2.0; Oldham median median 1.9
2023 2.2; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 2.0; Oldham median median 1.7; as the previous school
2021 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 2.0; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.9; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Oldham median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.5; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 2.7; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.8; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Oldham median median 1.8; as the previous school

This school
Oldham median

Dashed bars: as Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School (URN 105652), 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	17	35	2.1	13	0.76
Sep 2025	12	30	2.5	11	0.92
Sep 2024	17	34	2.0	17	1.00
Sep 2023 *	21	47	2.2	20	0.95
Sep 2022 *	23	45	2.0	22	0.96
Sep 2021 *	29	58	2.0	29	1.00
Sep 2020 *	30	59	2.0	28	0.93
Sep 2019 *	27	52	1.9	26	0.96
Sep 2018 *	29	61	2.1	25	0.86
Sep 2017 *	30	74	2.5	37	1.23
Sep 2016 *	29	79	2.7	39	1.34
Sep 2015 *	30	84	2.8	33	1.10
Sep 2014 *	30	72	2.4	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 60% · Maths 67% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%54th of 71 in Oldham

Oldham 59% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Oldham 72% England 78%

Higher standard30%

Oldham 24% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard60%

Oldham 72% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Oldham 6% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Oldham 72% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Oldham 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	50%	0%	106	101
2023/24
2022/23

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 Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2021

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy
0.6 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2025
Royton Hall Primary School
0.7 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Crompton Primary School
1.1 km · Oldham

Remains Good · improving2024

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Oldham

Standards maintained2024
St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School
1.2 km · Oldham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Willowpark Primary Academy
1.5 km · Oldham

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
1.6 km · Oldham

Good2024
St. Paul's CofE Primary School
1.7 km · Oldham

Good2019

2.5applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150121 · 353/2028
Trust: Kingfisher Learning Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 176 on roll
Free school meals: 29.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 October 2023
Replaced: Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School (URN 105652)
Address: Blackshaw Lane, Heyside, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6NT
Local authority: Oldham

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