Community school · Rochdale

Bowlee Park Community Primary School

3–11Ages
900Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133446URN

Windermere Road, Langley, Manchester, M24 4LA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.6 below Rochdale median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Rochdale

241 applications for 119 places · 57th of 66 in Rochdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 15 November 2023Ofsted'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

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Rochdale median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

241 applications · 119 places offered · 153 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.0; Rochdale median median 2.6
2025 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2024 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2023 1.8; Rochdale median median 2.5
2022 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2021 1.6; Rochdale median median 2.5
2020 1.5; Rochdale median median 2.5
2019 1.2; Rochdale median median 2.0
2018 1.2; Rochdale median median 2.0
2017 1.3; Rochdale median median 1.9
2016 1.4; Rochdale median median 1.8
2015 1.2; Rochdale median median 1.8
2014 1.3; Rochdale median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Rochdale median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Rochdale 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	119	241	2.0	153	1.29
Sep 2025	119	189	1.6	128	1.08
Sep 2024	116	187	1.6	104	0.90
Sep 2023	119	213	1.8	128	1.08
Sep 2022	116	189	1.6	114	0.98
Sep 2021	120	186	1.6	118	0.98
Sep 2020	117	170	1.5	113	0.97
Sep 2019	99	119	1.2	89	0.90
Sep 2018	100	122	1.2	96	0.96
Sep 2017	96	127	1.3	91	0.95
Sep 2016	95	129	1.4	88	0.93
Sep 2015	85	99	1.2	76	0.89
Sep 2014	85	107	1.3	82	0.96

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 82% · Maths 85% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%6th of 55 in Rochdale

Rochdale 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Rochdale 75% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Rochdale 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Rochdale 72% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Rochdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard85%

Rochdale 72% England 77%

Higher standard46%

Rochdale 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Rochdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	17%	107	108
2023/24	69%	17%	105	106
2022/23	70%	19%	105	106

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

Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton
0.7 km · Rochdale

Good2023

2.9applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Parkfield Primary School
1.2 km · Rochdale

Good2023

4.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Rhodes Green CE Primary School
1.4 km · Rochdale

Requires improvement2022

1.3applications per place 0%met the SATs standard
Middleton Parish Church School
1.4 km · Rochdale

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place
Hollin Primary School
2.0 km · Rochdale

Good2024

2.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale
2.4 km · Rochdale

Graded · no overall grade2025

5.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Boarshaw Community Primary School
2.4 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2022

2.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
2.5 km · Rochdale

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133446 · 354/3513
Capacity: 840 pupils · 900 on roll
Free school meals: 33.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2008
Address: Windermere Road, Langley, Manchester, M24 4LA
Local authority: Rochdale

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