Blackshaw Primary School
Community school in Bolton, Bolton.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 218 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 20.00% |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Address | Bideford Drive, Breightmet, Bolton, Lancashire, BL2 6TE |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.blackshaw.bolton.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01204333505 |
| URN | 105175 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 15 October 2024, published 26 November 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 12 September 2019, outcome: School remains Good.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
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
- SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School (primary school, about 0.4 km)
- Leverhulme Community Primary School (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Masefield Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Bowness Primary School (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.4 km)
- Red Lane Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Mytham 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.