Bowker Vale Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 10 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
- 456 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.8%
- Girls
- 45.2%
- First language not English
- 54.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.7%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.8%
Pakistani 37.1%
White British 20.2%
Mixed 9%
Unclassified 7.5%
Other 7%
Indian 6.6%
Other White 5.5%
Other Asian 3.1%
African 3.1%
Caribbean 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Bangladeshi 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 41%
Local authority average 54%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Bowker Vale Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 56
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 22
- From another Local Authority
- 10
Offers
- 1st preference
- 55
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.8 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 36 19 17 |
Reception, Full-time | 59 36 23 |
Year 1 | 55 28 27 |
Year 2 | 57 31 26 |
Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
Year 4 | 62 38 24 |
Year 5 | 63 34 29 |
Year 6 | 64 34 30 |