Blackshaw Primary School
Bideford Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, BL2 6TE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dorne Rutter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bolton North East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 105175
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01204333505
About this school
Blackshaw Primary School is a community primary school in Bolton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Blackshaw Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 43% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 63% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 70% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Blackshaw Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bolton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 63.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 63.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 63.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 236 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blackshaw Primary School compares
Blackshaw Primary School ranked 34th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.2% | 18.9% | 218 | — |
| SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School | 57% | 5.8% | 30.4% | 355 | 0.3 miles |
| Leverhulme Community Primary School | 45% | 7.1% | 58.8% | 438 | 0.6 miles |
| Masefield Primary School | 84% | 4.8% | 23.8% | 254 | 0.8 miles |
| Bowness Primary School | 86% | 8.6% | 42% | 129 | 0.9 miles |
| St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever | 42% | 4.2% | 18% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.91%
- English as an additional language
- 6.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.2%
- Persistent absence
- 11.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Leverhulme Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Masefield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bolton
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Bowness Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever0.9 miles
Primary · Bolton
Other schools in Bolton
Blackshaw Primary School ranks 35th of the 88 ranked primary schools in Bolton.
- All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Beacon Primary School Primary
- Beaumont Primary School Primary
- Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Primary
- Blackrod Primary School Primary
- Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bowness Primary School Primary
- Brandwood Primary School Primary
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Blackshaw Primary School teach?
- Blackshaw Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bolton.
- Who is the headteacher of Blackshaw Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blackshaw Primary School is Mrs Dorne Rutter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Blackshaw Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blackshaw Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Blackshaw Primary School?
- Blackshaw Primary School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Blackshaw Primary School full?
- Blackshaw Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 218 on roll (104%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Blackshaw Primary School a faith school?
- No. Blackshaw Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Blackshaw Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Blackshaw Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Blackshaw Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blackshaw Primary School compare with other schools in Bolton?
- Blackshaw Primary School ranked 34th of 89 primary schools in Bolton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blackshaw Primary School's absence rate?
- Blackshaw Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blackshaw Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blackshaw Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.