Blackshaw Primary SchoolSS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bolton.

Summary of the comparison

Blackshaw Primary School and SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School are primary schools in Bolton.

  • Blackshaw Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Blackshaw Primary School was judged the expected standard and SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 69.0% for Blackshaw Primary School and 57.0% for SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Blackshaw Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 69.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School (53.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Blackshaw Primary School versus SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BoltonBlackshaw Primary SchoolBoltonSS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C56/100Stronger figure
Local ranking70th of 93 in Bolton 65th of 93 in Bolton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll223 382
Capacity210 446
LocationBolton, BL2 6TE Bolton, BL2 6NW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard69.0% Stronger figure57.0% 62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census223 382
Free school meals (ever 6)18.9% 30.4%
English as an additional language6.3% 11.3%
SEN support17.0% 9.4%
SEN with an EHC plan3.1% 2.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure5.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.2% Stronger figure17.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Blackshaw Primary School

SS Osmund and Andrew's R.C. Primary School

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