Crompton Primary SchoolBlackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

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

Summary of the comparison

Crompton Primary School and Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School are primary schools in Oldham.

  • Crompton Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Crompton Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Crompton Primary School was judged Good and Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 79.0% for Crompton Primary School and 50.0% for Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Crompton Primary School (77.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Crompton Primary School versus Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure OldhamCrompton Primary SchoolOldhamBlackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureD44/100
Local ranking16th of 77 in Oldham Stronger figure70th of 77 in Oldham
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll234 191
Capacity210 210
LocationOldham, OL2 7HD Oldham, OL2 6NT
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard79.0% Stronger figure50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure106.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census234 191
Free school meals (ever 6)25.7% 29.8%
English as an additional language23.9% 14.1%
SEN support11.5% 14.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.5% Stronger figure5.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.7% Stronger figure14.9% 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.

Crompton Primary School

Blackshaw Lane Primary & Nursery School

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