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Chowbent Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr James Randle

location_onManchester, M46 9FP

language Visit Website phone 1942883410

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

153

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Expected Standard

36%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Chowbent Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Chowbent Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Manchester, Wigan, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 142 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 36% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #96 of 97 primaries in Wigan and #13,317 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

36%

LA 63%

Reading61% LA 75%

Writing57% LA 72%

Maths54% LA 76%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 63%England 61%

Reading73% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 74% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 62%England 60%

Reading77% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.2

-1.6 to 3.5

1.9

Write

LA 0.9

-0.6 to 4.3

0.6

Maths

LA 0.5

-1.8 to 2.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading87% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.2

-4.5 to 0.6

-0.2

Write

LA 0.4

-2.6 to 2.1

-1.7

Maths

LA 0.1

-3.9 to 0.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 68%

Reading70% LA 78%

Writing80% LA 80%

Maths77% LA 80%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.7

0.2 to 4.6

4.1

Write

LA 0.7

2 to 6.2

3.1

Maths

LA 0.9

1.1 to 5.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-05-12

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-06-19

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 142 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	142	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	145	1	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	153	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	151	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	156	4	2.6%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	153	3	2.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	146	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	169	1	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	172	3	1.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	173	3	1.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	190	4	2.1%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	190	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	184	3	1.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	3	1.6%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	190	5	2.6%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	192	7	3.6%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	191	19	9.9%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	195	21	10.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	187	6	3.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	185	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	188	2	1.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	186	1	0.5%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	186	5	2.7%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 14 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils