Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Academy sponsor led in Oldham, Oldham.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 176 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 29.60% |
| Trust or sponsor | KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST |
| Local authority | Oldham |
| Address | Blackshaw Lane, Heyside, Royton, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 6NT |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.blackshawlaneprimary.co.uk/index.html |
| Telephone | 01617707660 |
| URN | 150121 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 December 2021, published 31 January 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School, URN 105652).
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Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Joseph's RC Junior, Infant and Nursery School, A Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Royton Hall Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Crompton Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- St Anne's CofE (Aided) Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Willowpark Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St Theresa's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St. Paul's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.