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Blackshaw Primary School

Community school · Bolton · BL2 6TE

Ages 3–11 · 218 pupils · Bolton

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

5.3%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
178

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

27

Places offered

27

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
45
Preferred offers (top 3)
27
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill104%

218 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
218
Boys / girls
120 / 98
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
218 / 210 (104%)
Free school meals
20%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Dorne Rutter

Location

Address
Bideford Drive, Breightmet
Postcode
BL2 6TE
Town
Bolton
County
Lancashire
Local authority
Bolton
District
Bolton
Constituency
Bolton North East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bolton, Bolton, 218 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20%.

Open schools in Bolton
149
Primary schools in Bolton
98
Academies among open schools in Bolton
33% (49)
Open schools in BL2
21
Primary in BL2
15
Open schools in Bolton LA
148
Primary in Bolton LA
97

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in BoltonNear BL2

  • Leverhulme Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 6EE · Bolton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence8.7%
    • FSM55.7%
    • Demand0.94

    0.6 miles away

  • Masefield Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL3 1NG · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM20.2%
    • Demand1.14

    0.8 miles away

  • Bowness Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bolton · BL3 1BT · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence8.8%
    • FSM44.1%
    • Demand0.89

    0.9 miles away

  • Red Lane Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bolton · BL2 5HP · Bolton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM59.1%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Mytham Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Bolton · BL3 1JG · Bolton

    Ages 4–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand0.88

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Dorne Rutter
Telephone
01204333505
Website
www.blackshaw.bolton.sch.uk

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