Bowker Vale Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 9 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Unique reference
- 105397
- Address
- Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, M8 4NB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 455 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 55.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.6%
Pakistani 35.6%
White British 19.3%
Mixed 9.2%
Other 7%
Unclassified 7%
Indian 6.8%
African 4.8%
Other White 4.6%
Other Asian 3.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.1
WritingAverage-0.5
MathsAverage-1.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Bowker Vale Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 58
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 9
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 6
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.9 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.6 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 36 20 16 |
| Reception, Full-time | 56 28 28 |
| Year 1 | 62 38 24 |
| Year 2 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 3 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 4 | 62 32 30 |
| Year 5 | 61 36 25 |
| Year 6 | 62 35 27 |