Buckstones Primary School is a primary school located in Oldham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in maths is above average, progress in reading and progress in writing are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Delamere Avenue, Oldham

School Information

Address: Delamere Avenue, Oldham, OL2 8HN
Website: www.buckstones.oldham.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01617705850
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oldham
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Sarah Healey
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 105671

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 92
Number of Girls: 115

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.8 Confidence interval -0.4 to 4.1
Writing
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2.4 to 1.8
Maths
Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:76%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Buckstones Primary School
Delamere Avenue , Shaw OL2 8HN 		4out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Crompton St George's CofE School
George Street , Shaw OL2 8AX 		3out of 4 315 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
East Crompton St James CofE Primary School
St James Street , Shaw OL2 7TD 		3out of 4 913 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Rushcroft Primary School
Trent Road , Shaw OL2 7YL 		3out of 4 1,051 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Beal Vale Primary School
Salts Street , Shaw OL2 7SY 		3out of 4 1,107 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Crompton House Church of England Academy
Rochdale Road , Shaw OL2 7HS 		3out of 4 1,861 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
E-Act Royton and Crompton Academy
Blackshaw Lane , Royton OL2 6NT 		1out of 4 2,425 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Farrowdale House School
Farrowdale House Farrow st , Shaw OL2 7AD 		- not rated 1,345 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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