Buckstones Primary School

State-Funded School

buckstones-primary-school-oldham-north-west

North WestRegion

OldhamLocal Authority

Oldham East and SaddleworthConstituency

OL2 8HNPostcode

7.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

Not judged

About the School

Buckstones Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Oldham, North West.

It currently serves 207 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 83%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 110
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

<1%

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

207

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

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: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 207
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
24 Nov 2024	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Not judged
29 Apr 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.