Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street, Shaw, Oldham, OL2 7SY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CROMPTON HOUSE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Adil Rashid
- Sponsor
- Crompton House School
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 202
- URN
- 147368
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01617707350
About this school
Beal Vale Primary School is a primary academy in Oldham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 202 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beal Vale 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 60% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 67% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 73% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Beal Vale 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 | Oldham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 55.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 57.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 194 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beal Vale Primary School compares
Beal Vale Primary School ranked 22nd of 71 primary schools in Oldham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 202 | — |
| East Crompton St James CofE Primary School | 52% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 185 | 0.1 miles |
| Rushcroft Primary School | 80% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| Crompton Primary School | 79% | 4.6% | 25.7% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| East Crompton St George's CofE School | 52% | 4.2% | 30% | 122 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton | 77% | 3.4% | 6.2% | 212 | 0.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 44.16%
- English as an additional language
- 14.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.78%
- Persistent absence
- 17.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Rushcroft Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
Crompton Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
East Crompton St George's CofE School0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
-
St Mary's CofE Primary School High Crompton0.6 miles
Primary · Oldham
Other schools in Oldham
Beal Vale Primary School ranks 20th of the 66 ranked primary schools in Oldham.
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primary
- Alt Academy Primary
- Bare Trees Primary School Primary
- Beever Primary School Primary
- Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Broadfield Primary School Primary
- Buckstones Primary School Primary
- Burnley Brow Community School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primary
- Coppice Primary Academy Primary
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beal Vale Primary School teach?
- Beal Vale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Oldham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beal Vale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beal Vale Primary School is Mr Adil Rashid, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beal Vale Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beal Vale 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 Beal Vale Primary School?
- Beal Vale Primary School has 202 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beal Vale Primary School full?
- Beal Vale Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 202 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beal Vale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beal Vale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beal Vale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beal Vale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Beal Vale Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Beal Vale Primary School is part of CROMPTON HOUSE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beal Vale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beal Vale Primary School compare with other schools in Oldham?
- Beal Vale Primary School ranked 22nd of 71 primary schools in Oldham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beal Vale Primary School's absence rate?
- Beal Vale Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beal Vale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beal Vale 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 10 July 2026.