Buckstones Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Oldham
Buckstones Primary School is a primary school in Oldham for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 October 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Delamere Avenue, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 8HN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Oldham
- Pupils on roll
- 207 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 October 2024
Strengths
- “Buckstones is a happy school where everyone is welcome.”
- “Pupils enjoy authentic and respectful relationships with other pupils and staff.”
- “They feel comfortable being themselves and everyone is valued.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, the curriculum has not been designed with enough thought about how learning builds over time.”
- “Staff are less clear about how new learning links to previous learning and what the key knowledge is that pupils need to master.”
- “Sometimes, this means that checks on pupils’ understanding are not helpful as they do not identify any gaps in learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 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) | 77% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Oldham.
- East Crompton St George's CofE School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- East Crompton St James CofE Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rushcroft Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beal Vale Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Crompton Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published