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Bowhill Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Buddle Lane, St Thomas, Exeter EX4 1JT · bowhill.devon.sch.uk · 01392 206585
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · May 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 55%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Devon 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Devon Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 451
- 86% of 525 places
- Local authority
- Devon
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
- First language not English
- 13.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Devon Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 57 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% 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 | 57 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 65 | 54 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 1% the higher standard. Across Devon it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼55% | 62% | ||
| ▼1% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 134174)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Bowhill Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2016Good
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 Oct 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 144
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 32 parents (22%) with SEND