Bowdon CofE Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Mar 5 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Trafford
Unique reference
106338
Address
Grange Road, Bowdon, WA14 3EX

Pupils

Number of Pupils
620 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
11.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
3.7%
Persistent absence
3.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 70.2%
Mixed 7.8%
Chinese 6.9%
Other Asian 3.2%
Indian 3.1%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other White 2.7%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other Black 0.8%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average3.9
WritingAbove average2.5
MathsWell above average5.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 83%
Local authority average 70%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 23%
Local authority average 14%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 110
Local authority average 107
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 111
Local authority average 107
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Bowdon CofE Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
80
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
79
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
79
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
84
45
39
Year 1
88
53
35
Year 2
89
45
44
Year 3
91
41
50
Year 4
89
38
51
Year 5
89
52
37
Year 6
90
47
43
Year 2023-2024

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