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Bowlee Park Community Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Windermere Road, Langley, Manchester M24 4LA · bowleepark.rochdale.sch.uk · 0161 654 0257
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 73%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Rochdale 58%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 900
- 60 over 840 places · 107%
- Local authority
- Rochdale
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 22.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 153 families put the school first and 119 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 119 | 153 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 119 | 128 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 116 | 104 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 119 | 128 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 116 | 114 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Rochdale it was 58%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲73% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Bowlee Park Community Primary School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 15 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 15 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Mar 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (137 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 137
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 37 parents (27%) with SEND