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Bowlee Park Community Primary School

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

personMrs Aleksandra Hartshorne

location_onManchester, M24 4LA

language Visit Website phone 1616540257

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2023

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Students

903

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bowlee Park Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Manchester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bowlee Park Community Primary School is a community school in Manchester, Rochdale, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 907 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 55 primaries in Rochdale and #1,580 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

73%

LA 58%

Reading79% LA 72%

Writing82% LA 68%

Maths85% LA 71%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 56%England 60%

Reading76% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 2.0

3.6

Write

LA 0.3

2.5 to 4.7

2.9

Maths

LA 0.6

1.8 to 3.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

85%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading94% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths92% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.1

Read

LA 0.0

4.7 to 7.4

4.6

Write

LA -0.6

3.3 to 5.8

5.2

Maths

LA 0.3

4.0 to 6.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 59%

Reading88% LA 70%

Writing91% LA 74%

Maths93% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.7

Read

LA -0.2

2.4 to 5

3.1

Write

LA -0.3

1.9 to 4.3

4.5

Maths

LA 0.3

3.3 to 5.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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09 March 2010

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2023-11-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-03-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(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 907 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	907	2	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	904	12	1.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	905	15	1.7%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	907	9	1.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	906	8	0.9%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	917	7	0.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	903	4	0.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	906	3	0.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	898	2	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	890	14	1.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	893	5	0.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	876	6	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	866	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	861	3	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	827	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	827	6	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	820	9	1.1%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	807	14	1.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	789	3	0.4%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	785	15	1.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	768	7	0.9%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	758	4	0.5%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	719	15	2.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	703	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	694	4	0.6%	0.4%	1
2016/17 (Autumn term)	688	9	1.3%	0.5%	0

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 52 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 46 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 27 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Bowlee Park Community Primary School

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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