Academy converter · Wiltshire

Bowerhill Primary School

4–11Ages
378Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146343URN

Halifax Road, Melksham, SN12 6YH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Wiltshire

82 applications for 55 places · 96th of 125 in Wiltshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Wiltshire median (1.9) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

82 applications · 55 places offered · 55 named it first

2026 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2025 1.8; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2024 1.4; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2022 1.5; Wiltshire median median 1.9
2021 2.3; Wiltshire median median 2.4
2020 1.6; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2019 1.9; Wiltshire median median 2.0
2018 1.8; Wiltshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Wiltshire median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Wiltshire median in 0 of 8 years.

This school
Wiltshire median

Dashed bars: as Bowerhill Primary School (URN 141893), Bowerhill Primary School (URN 126290), the previous school.

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	55	82	1.5	55	1.00
Sep 2025	52	92	1.8	52	1.00
Sep 2024	47	67	1.4	47	1.00
Sep 2023	48	89	1.9	47	0.98
Sep 2022	56	84	1.5	51	0.91
Sep 2021	42	98	2.3	40	0.95
Sep 2020	58	95	1.6	52	0.90
Sep 2019	55	102	1.9	54	0.98
Sep 2018 *	54	99	1.8	42	0.78
Sep 2017 *	60	112	1.9	50	0.83
Sep 2016 *	57	108	1.9	44	0.77
Sep 2015 *	60	115	1.9	50	0.83
Sep 2014 *	54	103	1.9	55	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 78% · Maths 80% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%67th of 174 in Wiltshire

Wiltshire 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Wiltshire 77% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Wiltshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Wiltshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Wiltshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Wiltshire 74% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Wiltshire 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Wiltshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	65%	12%	105	105
2023/24	67%	10%	105	106
2022/23	64%	5%	105	104

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

Bowerhill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Aloeric Primary School
1.7 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
The Manor CofE VC Primary School
2.0 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
River Mead School
2.4 km · Wiltshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.7applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington
2.4 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Seend Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Wiltshire

Remains Good2022

3.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
3.8 km · Wiltshire

Good2022

3.1applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Keevil CofE Primary School
4.0 km · Wiltshire

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146343 · 865/2047
Trust: The White Horse Federation
Capacity: 420 pupils · 378 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 August 2018
Replaced: Bowerhill Primary School (URN 141893); Bowerhill Primary School (URN 126290)
Address: Halifax Road, Melksham, SN12 6YH
Local authority: Wiltshire

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