Voluntary aided school · Trafford

Bowdon CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
622Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
106338URN

Grange Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3EX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded OutstandingMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Trafford median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Trafford

197 applications for 90 places · 40th of 54 in Trafford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

80%met the expected standard

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded OutstandingMar 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

The graded inspection, 4 March 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
4 March 2020
Graded inspection: Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Trafford median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

197 applications · 90 places offered · 103 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Trafford median median 2.6
2025 2.0; Trafford median median 2.5
2024 2.1; Trafford median median 2.8
2023 2.2; Trafford median median 2.8
2022 2.0; Trafford median median 2.7
2021 2.3; Trafford median median 3.1
2020 2.5; Trafford median median 2.8
2019 2.5; Trafford median median 3.2
2018 2.4; Trafford median median 2.7
2017 2.4; Trafford median median 2.9
2016 2.9; Trafford median median 2.9
2015 2.4; Trafford median median 3.0
2014 2.3; Trafford median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Trafford median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Trafford median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	90	197	2.2	103	1.14
Sep 2025	89	181	2.0	88	0.99
Sep 2024	80	169	2.1	79	0.99
Sep 2023	90	195	2.2	94	1.04
Sep 2022	90	182	2.0	100	1.11
Sep 2021	90	205	2.3	101	1.12
Sep 2020	90	228	2.5	103	1.14
Sep 2019	90	227	2.5	96	1.07
Sep 2018	89	216	2.4	107	1.20
Sep 2017	90	219	2.4	105	1.17
Sep 2016	90	264	2.9	103	1.14
Sep 2015	88	208	2.4	80	0.91
Sep 2014	89	201	2.3	83	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 86% · Maths 90% → all three 80% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard80%11th of 55 in Trafford

Trafford 73% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Trafford 86% England 78%

Higher standard69%

Trafford 47% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard86%

Trafford 80% England 75%

Greater depth36%

Trafford 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Trafford 83% England 77%

Higher standard68%

Trafford 39% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Trafford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	80%	34%	110	111
2023/24	88%	28%	110	110
2022/23	83%	23%	110	111

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bowdon CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Bollin Primary School
0.6 km · Trafford

Good2022

3.9applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Stamford Park Primary School
1.5 km · Trafford

Good2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
2.0 km · Trafford

Good2023

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Trafford

Outstanding2024

2.4applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Oldfield Brow Primary School
2.6 km · Trafford

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Well Green Primary School
2.7 km · Trafford

2026

2.4applications per place 91%met the SATs standard
Navigation Primary School
2.7 km · Trafford

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Elmridge Primary School
3.1 km · Trafford

Good2023

3.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 106338 · 358/3301
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 630 pupils · 622 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Grange Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3EX
Local authority: Trafford

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources