Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Blackshaw Lane, Oldham, OL2 6NT
176 pupils · 84% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Free school meals
- 29.6%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 December 2021, published 31 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 50% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.76 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 13 | 35 | 15 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 12 | 11 | 30 | 11 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 17 | 17 | 34 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Royton Hall Primary School 0.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Crompton Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.2 km · No Ofsted rating
- St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Willowpark Primary Academy 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.