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Bowhouse Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Tinto Drive, Grangemouth FK3 0DZ · bowhouse.falkirk.sch.uk · 01324 508710
Overview
- Pupils
- 263
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 56 places
- Teachers
- 16
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Average class size
- 23.9
- Additional support needs
- 61 pupils (23%)
- English as an additional language
- 23 pupils (9%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (195 pupils)
- P6 and older67.6% (46 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 45%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 14 February 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 14 Feb 2023
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 14 Nov 2024
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 56
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |