Buckshaw Primary School

Chancery Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 1XP

Not rated

Inspected 13 May 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

43%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

2–11

Ages

225

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Lancashire →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 2–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 225 / 210 (107%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 13 May 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

37.8%

Disadvantaged

EAL

SEN support

12.9%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

43%

Expected standard (RWM)

11%

Higher standard (RWM)

103

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

5.1%

Overall absence

14.1%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

8.7

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.8 vs 2023/24

25.8

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.1 vs 2023/24

15.94

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +3.3 vs 2023/24

£49,613

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 33% on leadership pay

↑ +£4,709 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.2 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,539

Spend per pupil

£7,564

Income per pupil

37%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.