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Requires improvement
Academy
Bowerhill Primary School
Primary
Halifax Road, Melksham, SN126YH
012 2570 0964


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
4 - 11
PUPILS
408

Bowerhill Primary School is an Academy (Academy converter). The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 4 and 11 and has a capacity of 420. The school was last rated as Requires improvement by Ofsted on 26 Apr 2017.


PUPIL MIX
192 boys and 216 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
23.7
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
7.4%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
15.7%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
6.2%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
9.8%
EHC PLAN
2%


School Performance


Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School
57%
Local Authority
64%
England
65%


Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School
5%
Local Authority
10%
England
11%


Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average
Writing
Well Below Average
Maths
Below Average


Key Stage 2 Scaled Scores

Average Score School Local Authority England
Reading 101 105 104
Maths 103 104 105




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

26 Apr 2017

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Requires improvement
Safeguarding is effective Yes
Early years provision Requires improvement




School Admissions


Demand for primary school places
High

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 95
Of which first preference applications 52
Of which second preference applications 29
Of which third preference applications 14
Total offers made 58
Of which first preference offers 52
Of which second preference offers 3
Of which third preference offers 1




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
2
GREEN SPACE
3
ENVIRONMENT
8
SAFETY
7
PROPERTY
£285,298 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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