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Bowdon CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary aided
Grange Road, Bowdon, Altrincham WA14 3EX · bowdoncs.org.uk · 0161 928 8907
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2020
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 80%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Trafford 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 1.51 mi
- 2.43 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Category 7 (open places) · Trafford Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 622
- 99% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Trafford
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 5.8%
- First language not English
- 15.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 7 (open places)” went to a home 1.51 mi (2.43 km) from the school. Source: Trafford Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 103 families put the school first and 90 places were offered; 85% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 90 | 103 | 1.1▲ | 85% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 88 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 80 | 79 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 94 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Category 7 (open places) | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.51 mi2.43 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 34% the higher standard. Across Trafford it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲80% | 62% | ||
| ▲34% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
| ▲113 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bowdon CofE Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 4 March 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (167 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 167
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 30% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (18%) with SEND