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Bowhill Primary School

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

personMrs Anna Lopez

corporate_fareEXETER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST

location_onExeter, EX4 1JT

language Visit Website phone 1392206585

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

494

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bowhill Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Exeter, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bowhill Primary School is an academy converter in Exeter, Devon, admitting pupils aged 5-11. It is part of EXETER LEARNING ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 464 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 1% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #146 of 266 primaries in Devon and #9,979 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. 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 22.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.8 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

55%

LA 57%

Reading73% LA 75%

Writing69% LA 67%

Maths72% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.3

-0.7 to 2.4

-0.4

Write

LA -0.7

-2.0 to 1.1

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.9

-2.3 to 0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

56%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading79% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 76% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.6

Read

LA 0.3

0.1 to 3.1

-1.0

Write

LA -1.0

-2.3 to 0.4

0.3

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.0 to 1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 63%

Reading69% LA 77%

Writing75% LA 76%

Maths63% LA 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA 0.2

-3.1 to 0.1

-0.9

Write

LA -0.8

-2.4 to 0.6

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.7

-2.8 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 May 2025

Inspection Report

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12 November 2019

Inspection Report

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06 January 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-11-23

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-10-01

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

1.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(3 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 464 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.7%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	464	8	1.7%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	465	9	1.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	485	4	0.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	490	6	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	490	9	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	497	7	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	494	7	1.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	491	6	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	491	4	0.8%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	493	2	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	494	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	493	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	489	2	0.4%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	489	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	490	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	490	3	0.6%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	486	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	491	1	0.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	486	2	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	485	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	474	2	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	477	2	0.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	480	1	0.2%	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 29 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 22 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 22 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 9 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils