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Bowes Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Bowes Road, New Southgate, London N11 2HL · bowesprimaryschool.org · 020 8368 2552
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 87%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Enfield 69%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.54 mi
- 0.87 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Enfield Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 464
- 91% of 510 places
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 42.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.54 mi (867 m) from the school. Source: Enfield Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 66 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 82% 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 | 60 | 66 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 51 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 80% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.54 mi0.87 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.42 mi0.68 km | |
| September 2023 | 0.36 mi0.58 km | |
| September 2022 | 0.41 mi0.65 km | |
| September 2025 | All | |
Results
In 2024/25, 87% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% the higher standard. Across Enfield it was 69%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲87% | 62% | ||
| ▲20% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 102021)
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bowes Primary School on 14 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 14 Jan 2025
- 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, May 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding May 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (115 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 115
- 24% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (23%) with SEND