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Bowness Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton BL3 1BT · bowness.bolton.sch.uk · 01204 333140
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 86%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bolton 64%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 129
- 83% of 156 places
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 15.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 20 families put the school first and 20 places were offered; 80% 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 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | 17 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 86% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Bolton it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲86% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 105197)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 6 July 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Bowness Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 6 Jul 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 105197), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Feb 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 105197)
What parents said
83% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (24 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 83%
- Replies
- 24
- 20% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied