Bowness-on-Solway Primary School | Primary in Wigton, Cumberland | Ofsted & DfE

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/06/2021

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityCumberland

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio8.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Bowness-on-Solway Primary School · Primary · Cumberland

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

75%

100%69%38%

'18'19'23'25

'25 · 75%

RWM higher standard

0%0%0%

'18'19'23'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

88%

Reading higher standard

50%

Writing expected standard

75%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

88%

Maths higher standard

63%

Science expected standard

100%

SPAG expected standard

100%

SPAG higher standard

88%

Reading scaled score

110.0

Maths scaled score

107.0

GPS scaled score

115.0

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

Pupil : teacher ratio

8.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

Contact

Address

Bowness-on-Solway, Wigton, CA7 5AF

Local authority

Cumberland

Website

http://www.bowness-on-solway.cumbria.sch.uk

Telephone

01697351384

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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	75%	0%	88%	50%	75%	0%	88%	63%	100%	100%	110.0	107.0	115.0	—	—	—	16%	43
2023/24	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	—	—	—	21%	43
2022/23	100%	0%	100%	33%	100%	17%	100%	17%	100%	100%	108.0	108.0	117.0	+3.50	+4.50	+3.90	17%	47
2018/19	50%	0%	83%	0%	50%	0%	67%	33%	83%	67%	102.0	103.0	102.0	-0.80	-3.40	-0.20	6%	46
2017/18	38%	0%	69%	0%	69%	38%	38%	0%	100%	54%	101.0	98.0	99.0	-1.30	+3.20	-3.50	14%	62
2016/17	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	Suppressed	15%	59

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	43	11.2	16%	0%	22%	3%	5%
2023/24	43	11.2	21%	0%	12%	3%	0%
2022/23	47	13.6	17%	0%	12%	4%	17%
2021/22	42	12.2	21%	0%	9%	4%	—
2020/21	43	12.3	2%	0%	5%	—	—
2018/19	46	11.9	6%	0%	10%	3%	—
2017/18	62	15.7	14%	0%	19%	3%	—
2016/17	59	15.2	15%	0%	26%	3%	—