Buckshaw Primary School

State-Funded School

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North WestRegion

LancashireLocal Authority

ChorleyConstituency

PR7 1XPPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Buckshaw Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Lancashire, North West.

It currently serves 210 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 52%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 102
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Pupils

210

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 210
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
15 May 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
13 Nov 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.