Blackshaw Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Bolton
Blackshaw Primary School is a primary school in Bolton for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024. Bolton has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Bideford Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6TE
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bolton
- Pupils on roll
- 218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud and happy to be part of the welcoming community at this warm and friendly school.”
- “They told inspectors that they support everyone in their school.”
- “Pupils have mature attitudes towards differences between themselves and others.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, including some areas of learning in the early years, the school is still refining curriculum content and the order that teachers should introduce it.”
- “As a result, teachers do not consistently build new learning sufficiently well on what pupils should already know.”
- “This means that some pupils do not have a secure understanding in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 69% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2026, as Bolton published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bolton.
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- Masefield Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Bowness Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Red Lane Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mytham Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published