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Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

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

personMrs Jo Banks

location_onLancaster, LA1 4BS

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

503

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.2x

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Bowerham Primary & Nursery School is a Community school primary school in Lancaster, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.2×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bowerham Primary & Nursery School is a community school in Lancaster, Lancashire, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 478 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #285 of 444 primaries in Lancashire and #9,811 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.2× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 26.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

60%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 73%

Writing74% LA 69%

Maths67% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading72% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading83% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA -0.2

-5.0 to -1.8

-3.1

Write

LA 0.1

-4.6 to -1.5

-2.8

Maths

LA -0.3

-4.3 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading90% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing93% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 2.9

3.0

Write

LA 0.1

1.5 to 4.4

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.7 to 0.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 65%

Reading90% LA 76%

Writing88% LA 78%

Maths86% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.1

-1.8 to 1.4

1.8

Write

LA 0.1

0.3 to 3.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-1.4 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 September 2021

Inspection Report

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30 January 2018

Inspection Report

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04 December 2012

Inspection Report

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02 December 2009

Inspection Report

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30 November 2006

Inspection Report

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08 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2021-09-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-30

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-12-04

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-12-02

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(2 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 478 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	478	2	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	467	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	499	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	487	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	475	1	0.2%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	508	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	503	1	0.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	488	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	509	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	500	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	493	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	509	1	0.2%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	492	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	484	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	478	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	502	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	493	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	485	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	484	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	470	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	432	0	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 24 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils