Beal Vale Primary School

Beal Vale Primary School has demonstrated a good level of overall effectiveness in its first inspection since becoming part of the Crompton House Church of England Multi-Academy Trust. The school is characterized by a family-oriented and nurturing environment, where pupils feel proud and safe, leading to strong engagement in their learning. With high expectations set by the school and the trust, pupils achieve well academically and develop important life skills through a rich array of extracurricular activities. The supportive atmosphere extends to vulnerable families, ensuring they receive necessary assistance.

Strengths

• Pupils feel happy and safe, showing pride in their school community.
• The curriculum is ambitious and meets the needs of all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Staff deliver the phonics programme effectively, aiding early reading development.
• Pupils enjoy a variety of extracurricular experiences that enhance their personal development.
• Leaders provide strong support and challenge, contributing to the school's positive environment.

Areas for Improvement

• A few curriculums are not fully implemented, affecting pupils' progress.
• Assessment strategies in some subjects are not clearly defined, hindering teachers' ability to address knowledge gaps.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Beal Vale Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Beal Vale Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Beal Vale Primary School had 25.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.9% of pupils at Beal Vale Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Beal Vale Primary School received £7,346 and spent £7,211 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £125,000 (£636 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Crompton House Church of England Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,197 and spending £7,220 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Oldham · Oldham local authority: places and applications

Beal Vale Primary School is part of Crompton House Church of England Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• The Crompton House Church of England Academy Oldham
• Thornham St. James CofE Primary School Oldham
• St. Paul's CofE Primary School Oldham
• St Thomas CofE Primary School Oldham
• Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Primary School Oldham
• St Hugh's CofE Primary School Oldham

What is Beal Vale Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beal Vale Primary School is Good, from an inspection in April 2024.

When was Beal Vale Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beal Vale Primary School was last inspected in April 2024.

How many pupils does Beal Vale Primary School have?

Beal Vale Primary School has 202 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beal Vale Primary School cover?

Beal Vale Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Beal Vale Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Beal Vale Primary School?

Beal Vale Primary School is at Salts Street, Shaw, Salts Street, Shaw, Oldham, Greater Manchester, OL2 7SY.