Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Lancashire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard | ||||
| Early years | Strong standard | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
Inspection history
- 20 January 2026Report card · 6 Strong standard, 1 Expected standard
- 21 September 2021Graded inspection: Good
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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 entry150 applications · 52 places offered · 50 named it first
- 2026 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2025 3.2; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2024 2.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2023 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2022 3.0; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2021 3.3; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2020 3.8; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2019 3.9; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2018 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.7
- 2017 3.7; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2016 3.5; Lancashire median median 2.6
- 2015 3.6; Lancashire median median 2.5
- 2014 3.1; Lancashire median median 2.4
- This school
- Lancashire 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 | 52 | 150 | 2.9 | 50 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 49 | 155 | 3.2 | 48 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 60 | 176 | 2.9 | 72 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2023 | 60 | 213 | 3.6 | 76 | 1.27 |
| Sep 2022 | 59 | 174 | 3.0 | 77 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2021 | 60 | 200 | 3.3 | 78 | 1.30 |
| Sep 2020 | 60 | 226 | 3.8 | 87 | 1.45 |
| Sep 2019 | 60 | 235 | 3.9 | 91 | 1.52 |
| Sep 2018 | 60 | 209 | 3.5 | 62 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2017 | 58 | 216 | 3.7 | 59 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2016 | 60 | 209 | 3.5 | 74 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2015 | 60 | 217 | 3.6 | 77 | 1.28 |
| Sep 2014 | 60 | 183 | 3.1 | 55 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 83% · Writing 74% · Maths 67% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Lancashire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 12% | 107 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 10% | 104 | 103 |
| 2022/23 | 68% | 7% | 105 | 105 |
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
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery SchoolThis schoolThis school20262.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · LancashireStandards maintained20252.6applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 0.9 km · LancashireOutstanding20242.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LancashireGood20233.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · Lancashire20262.3applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 1.0 km · LancashireRemains Good20232.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 1.1 km · Lancashire20262.5applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · LancashireSerious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade20252.6applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · LancashireGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 46%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
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 119129 · 888/2017
- Capacity
- 532 pupils · 498 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Address
- Bowerham Road, Bowerham, Lancaster, LA1 4BS
- Local authority
- Lancashire · Lancaster
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources