OFSTED
10 February 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Manchester
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
439
439 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
203
46.2% of pupils
Male pupils
236
53.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.9 pts
above England
School
46.7%
Manchester
46.4%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
33.9 pts
above England
School
54.2%
Manchester
42.0%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
2.0 pts
above England
School
3.0%
Manchester
1.9%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Pakistani
36.0%
158
White British
18.7%
82
Any other ethnic group
8.9%
39
Indian
6.6%
29
Unclassified
5.5%
24
African
4.8%
21
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.8%
87 of
439 pupils
1.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
61.0%
0.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Reading
6.8 pts below England
School
67.0%
Manchester
71.2%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
72.0%
Writing
1.7 pts above England
School
72.0%
Manchester
66.0%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
77.0%
Maths
5.0 pts above England
School
77.0%
Manchester
70.8%
North West
71.7%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.43%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.21 pts
higher than
England
School
6.43%
Manchester
6.82%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.05 pts
higher than
England
School
17.87%
Manchester
18.60%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.27 pts
lower than
England
School
0.53%
Manchester
2.21%
North West
1.75%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.4%
6.2 pts
above England
Bowker Vale Primary School
94.4%
Manchester
91.3%
North West
90.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.