Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Oldham (Oldham).
KS2 RWM expected
50%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
87%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
67%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
60%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.1%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
30.3
▲ 9.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
28.4%
▲ 4pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
84%
176 / 210 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School is a primary school located in Oldham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 191 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the KINGFISHER LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Beverley O'Neill.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Music
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 150121
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carole Lobley | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lisa Billing | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Miss Kayleigh Byrne | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Claire Hebblethwaite | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kelly Day | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Amber-Jayne Ward | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Joanne Rodgers | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Taylor | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 | |
| Mr Michael Ball Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Beverley O'Neill Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
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