Ofsted inspection · 10/02/2023
Overview of Bowker Vale Primary School · Primary · Manchester
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
Subject breakdown
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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2024/25
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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 | 61% | 3% | 67% | 28% | 72% | 7% | 77% | 26% | 70% | 74% | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | — | — | — | 15% | 455 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 5% | 53% | 20% | 70% | 10% | 75% | 17% | 75% | 65% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | — | — | — | 18% | 456 |
| 2022/23 | 41% | 0% | 60% | 14% | 67% | 0% | 64% | 12% | 81% | 66% | 101.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | -2.10 | -0.50 | -1.10 | 16% | 455 |
| 2018/19 | 59% | 5% | 72% | 26% | 77% | 11% | 64% | 11% | 87% | 84% | 104.0 | 102.0 | 109.0 | -1.00 | -1.00 | -2.80 | 14% | 458 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 12% | 78% | 30% | 70% | 17% | 77% | 32% | 78% | 78% | 106.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | +2.30 | -0.10 | +2.80 | 16% | 459 |
| 2016/17 | 70% | 6% | 76% | 17% | 85% | 24% | 93% | 26% | 85% | 85% | 104.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | +1.20 | +2.90 | +3.00 | 14% | 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
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 455 | 19.1 | 15% | 55% | 48% | 6% | 18% |
| 2023/24 | 456 | 19.2 | 18% | 55% | 50% | 7% | 24% |
| 2022/23 | 455 | 19.4 | 16% | 56% | 51% | 8% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 442 | 18.5 | 13% | 52% | 44% | 8% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 446 | 19.6 | 13% | 53% | 39% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 458 | 21.7 | 14% | 48% | 38% | 5% | 8% |
| 2017/18 | 459 | 20.6 | 16% | 50% | 36% | 5% | 12% |
| 2016/17 | 455 | 21.3 | 14% | 53% | 37% | 4% | 10% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.