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Bowness-on-Solway Primary School

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

personMr Stuart Walsh

location_onWigton, CA7 5AF

language Visit Website phone 1697351384

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

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Expected Standard

75%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Wigton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 22% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is a foundation school in Wigton, Cumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 43 pupils on roll, of whom 22% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #26 of 111 primaries in Cumberland and #5,975 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

75%

LA 55%

Reading88% LA 72%

Writing75% LA 68%

Maths88% LA 68%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

115

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 52%England 61%

Reading-% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing-% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths-% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

100%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading100% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing100% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths100% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

117

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.5

Read

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 8.6

4.5

Write

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 9.4

3.9

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.9 to 8.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading83% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 79% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.2

-5.7 to 4.1

-3.4

Write

LA 0.3

-8.0 to 1.1

-0.2

Maths

LA -0.8

-4.5 to 4.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

38%

LA 64%

Reading69% LA 79%

Writing69% LA 79%

Maths38% LA 76%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA 0.4

-4.6 to 2

3.2

Write

LA 0.5

0.1 to 6.3

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-6.5 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-05-12

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-03-07

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 43 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	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	43	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	45	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	45	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	43	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	42	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	47	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	47	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	47	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	43	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	42	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	40	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	47	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	43	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	43	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	46	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	46	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	48	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	47	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	46	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	44	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	60	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	62	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	61	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	61	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	59	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	59	0.0%	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 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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