Bowerhill Primary School | School performance

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

401

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

401

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

65%

RWM expected · 2024/25

12%

RWM higher · 2024/25

401

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

10%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 11/06/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWiltshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Bowerhill Primary School · Primary · Wiltshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

65%

-2pp

67%62%57%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 65%

RWM higher standard

12%

+2pp

12%9%5%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

73%

Reading higher standard

27%

Writing expected standard

78%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

80%

Maths higher standard

28%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

73%

SPAG higher standard

22%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

105.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

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

401

Pupil : teacher ratio

22.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

19%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

10%

Contact

Address

Halifax Road, Melksham, SN12 6YH

Local authority

Wiltshire

Website

www.bowerhill.wilts.sch.uk

Telephone

01225700964

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	65%	12%	73%	27%	78%	20%	80%	28%	82%	73%	105.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	23%	401
2023/24	67%	10%	78%	22%	83%	18%	83%	28%	88%	87%	105.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	19%	405
2022/23	64%	5%	77%	25%	77%	13%	79%	18%	85%	84%	105.0	104.0	105.0	+1.00	+1.10	+1.00	10%	406
2018/19	57%	5%	63%	11%	73%	9%	71%	20%	75%	68%	101.0	103.0	103.0	-4.20	-2.70	-2.70	9%	407
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	401	24.0	23%	2%	19%	5%	10%
2023/24	405	23.2	19%	4%	17%	5%	9%
2022/23	406	21.8	10%	4%	14%	4%	8%
2021/22	404	23.6	15%	3%	11%	6%	9%
2020/21	413	24.1	13%	3%	13%	—	—
2018/19	407	22.4	9%	3%	11%	4%	6%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	5%	14%