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EnglandNorth WestTraffordWA14 3EXBowdon CofE Primary School
Primary

Bowdon CofE Primary School

Primary

Trafford · Altrincham · WA14 3EX www.bowdoncs.org.uk/

Pupils
616
cap. 630
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
34%
RWM higher · 2024/25
616
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
34%
RWM higher · 2024/25
616
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 04/03/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityTrafford
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Bowdon CofE Primary School · Primary · Trafford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
80%
-8pp
97%89%80%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
34%
+6pp
34%27%20%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 34%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
69%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
36%
Maths expected standard
90%
Maths higher standard
68%
Science expected standard
98%
SPAG expected standard
90%
SPAG higher standard
69%
Reading scaled score
110.0
Maths scaled score
111.0
GPS scaled score
113.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
616
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Grange Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3EX
Local authority
Trafford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2580%34%87%69%86%36%90%68%98%90%110.0111.0113.018%616
2023/2488%28%92%56%89%31%92%59%98%88%110.0110.0111.018%620
2022/2383%23%91%53%88%30%92%63%99%91%110.0111.0111.0+3.90+2.50+5.3016%622
2018/1990%32%92%59%95%36%95%69%98%98%110.0112.0114.0+3.30+1.40+4.608%569
2017/1897%20%98%62%97%26%98%54%98%98%112.0110.0112.0+5.20+1.30+5.108%541
2016/1793%18%98%62%97%22%95%57%97%95%112.0110.0112.0+5.60+0.70+3.406%512

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2561623.818%14%4%3%4%
2023/2462025.818%11%4%3%3%
2022/2362222.816%8%5%3%4%
2021/2262522.311%7%4%4%5%
2020/2161923.010%7%3%
2018/1956924.08%7%2%2%2%
2017/1854126.28%7%2%3%2%
2016/1751226.66%6%2%2%1%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.