Bowlee Park Community Primary School

Bowlee Park Community Primary School has been awarded an overall effectiveness rating of Outstanding during its recent inspection, which marks its first routine evaluation since the COVID-19 pandemic. The school provides a vibrant and supportive environment where pupils thrive academically and personally. All pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are achieving exceptional outcomes thanks to a carefully designed curriculum that integrates ambitious academic goals with enriching social and cultural experiences. Inspectors found that the school's leaders, staff, and governors share a unified vision, which leads to meticulous attention to detail in delivering the curriculum. The school’s commitment to fostering a love for learning is reflected in students' exemplary behavior and enthusiasm. Additionally, the strong personal development opportunities contribute to pupils being well-prepared for future challenges.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education for all pupils
• Strong support for pupils with SEND
• Exemplary pupil behavior and enthusiasm for learning
• Rich variety of enrichment opportunities
• Effective reading and language development integration within the curriculum
• Meticulous attention to detail in curriculum planning

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bowlee Park Community Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Bowlee Park Community Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bowlee Park Community Primary School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.8% of pupils at Bowlee Park Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bowlee Park Community Primary School received £7,160 and spent £7,124 for each of its 888 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £559,000 (£629 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bowlee Park Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bowlee Park Community Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Bowlee Park Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bowlee Park Community Primary School was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Bowlee Park Community Primary School have?

Bowlee Park Community Primary School has 900 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bowlee Park Community Primary School cover?

Bowlee Park Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Bowlee Park Community Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bowlee Park Community Primary School?

Bowlee Park Community Primary School is at Windermere Road, Langley, Manchester, M24 4LA.