OFSTED
20 January 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 September 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
7 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Lancashire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
498
460 full-time ·
38 part-time
Female pupils
236
47.4% of pupils
Male pupils
262
52.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
11.1 pts
below England
School
13.7%
Lancaster
25.2%
North West
28.5%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.0 pts
below England
School
17.3%
Lancaster
10.2%
North West
18.1%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Lancaster
0.0%
North West
0.8%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.7%
367
Any other White background
6.4%
32
Any other Asian background
4.2%
21
Any other ethnic group
2.6%
13
Indian
2.6%
13
African
2.0%
10
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
13.9%
69 of
498 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.4 pts
below
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
60.0%
0.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
83.0%
Reading
9.2 pts above England
School
83.0%
Lancaster
70.5%
North West
73.2%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Lancaster
65.4%
North West
69.2%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Lancaster
68.0%
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
3.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.63 pts
lower than
England
School
3.59%
Lancaster
6.05%
North West
6.25%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
5.98%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.84 pts
lower than
England
School
5.98%
Lancaster
15.24%
North West
15.89%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.54%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.26 pts
lower than
England
School
0.54%
Lancaster
1.38%
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
93.6%
5.4 pts
above England
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
93.6%
Lancaster
88.5%
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.