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Bowker Vale Primary School

URN
105397
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Bowker Vale Primary School
URN
105397
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Developing

57 / 100

Developing

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

46

Inspection

55

Admissions Value

56

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Below top 50% of primary schools in England

Below top 50% nationally

#71 of 91 schools in Manchester

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Proceed With Caution

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: Low confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Bowker Vale Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
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Can we realistically get in?

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
29 March 2023
Inspection date
10 February 2023
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    School remains Good

    Graded 29 March 2023

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

58

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

103

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

58

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.78×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Manchester
Admissions portal
Manchester admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.bowkervale.manchester.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

67.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

72.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

77.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

61.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

M8 4NB - Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire

Contact details

Address
Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire
Postcode
M8 4NB
Phone
1617405993
Website
www.bowkervale.manchester.sch.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Manchester
Local authority code
352

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 467 schools in Manchester.

Authority statistics

Total schools

467

Open schools

220

Closed schools

247

Primary schools

270

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    29 March 202310 February 2023-School remains GoodView report for inspection published 29 March 2023
    • School remains Good

      Published
      29 March 2023
      Inspected
      10 February 2023
      Type
      -
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    56.3%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 56

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    66

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary270 (58.7%)
    • Secondary66 (14.3%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other124 (27.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Crab Lane Primary School806 mPrimaryOpen
    Camberwell Park School1.3 kmNot applicableClosed
    Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School1.3 kmNot applicableOpen
    St Clare's RC Primary School1.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    St Clare's RC Junior School1.4 kmPrimaryClosed
    Plant Hill Arts College1.5 kmSecondaryClosed
    Co-op Academy Manchester1.5 kmSecondaryOpen
    Crumpsall Lane Junior School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Crumpsall Lane Infant School1.5 kmPrimaryClosed
    Crumpsall Lane Primary School1.6 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Crab Lane Primary School
      Distance
      806 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Camberwell Park School
      Distance
      1.3 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School
      Distance
      1.3 km
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • St Clare's RC Primary School
      Distance
      1.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Manchester)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbey Hey Infant SchoolPrimaryM18 8PFClosed
    Abbey Hey Primary AcademyPrimaryM18 8PFOpen
    Abbey Hey Primary SchoolPrimaryM18 8PFClosed
    Abbott Community Primary SchoolPrimaryM40 7PROpen
    Acacias Community Primary SchoolPrimaryM19 2WWOpen
    • Abbey Hey Infant School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M18 8PF
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbey Hey Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M18 8PF
      Status
      Open
    • Abbey Hey Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M18 8PF
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbott Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      M40 7PR
      Status
      Open
    • Acacias Community Primary School
    St Clare's RC Junior School
    Distance
    1.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Plant Hill Arts College
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Co-op Academy Manchester
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Crumpsall Lane Junior School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Crumpsall Lane Infant School
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Crumpsall Lane Primary School
    Distance
    1.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    M19 2WW
    Status
    Open