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EnglandNorth WestLancasterLA1 4BSBowerham Primary & Nursery School
Primary

Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

Primary

Lancaster · Lancaster · LA1 4BS www.bowerham.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
478
cap. 532
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
478
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio26.6:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bowerham Primary & Nursery School · Primary · Lancashire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
60%
+7pp
83%68%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
12%
+2pp
17%12%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
21%
Maths expected standard
67%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
97%
SPAG expected standard
79%
SPAG higher standard
38%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
478
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
18%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 4BS
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2560%12%83%36%74%21%67%24%97%79%107.0103.0107.016%478
2023/2453%10%72%20%82%17%58%30%92%78%104.0103.0106.011%487
2022/2368%7%83%22%75%10%80%20%95%73%105.0105.0104.0-3.40-3.10-2.8013%503
2018/1979%16%90%28%93%43%87%23%95%89%107.0105.0107.0+1.30+3.00-1.308%493
2017/1883%17%90%34%88%45%86%38%95%93%107.0107.0108.0-0.20+1.80+0.009%470
2016/1773%13%83%38%88%23%78%20%90%90%107.0104.0109.0+2.70+1.10-0.108%455

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
2024/2547826.416%16%18%4%6%
2023/2448727.111%18%17%4%9%
2022/2350324.013%16%18%4%8%
2021/2250026.711%15%20%4%7%
2020/2149226.78%14%19%
2018/1949326.28%15%22%3%6%
2017/1847024.09%16%23%4%7%
2016/1745524.48%17%23%4%8%

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