Bowdon CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Altrincham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 08/11/2006. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are well above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Grange Road, Altrincham, WA14 3EX
Website: www.bowdoncs.org.uk/
Telephone: 01619288907
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Trafford
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Sharon Hudson
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 106338

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 08/11/2006

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 619
Number of Boys: 303
Number of Girls: 316

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 1.7 to 4.8
Writing
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.1 to 2.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 3.3 to 6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:90%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:32%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:112
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bowdon CofE Primary School
Grange Road , Bowdon WA14 3EX
4out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Bollin Primary School
Apsley Grove , Bowdon WA14 3AH
1out of 4 688 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Stamford Park Primary School
Cedar Road , Hale WA15 9JB
3out of 4 1,679 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School
Townfield Road , WA14 4DS
2out of 4 2,165 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Vincent's Catholic Primary School
Orchard Road , WA15 8EY
4out of 4 2,350 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Altrincham Grammar School for Boys
Marlborough Road , Bowdon WA14 2RS
4out of 4 602 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls
Cavendish Road , Bowdon WA14 2NL
4out of 4 1,094 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
North Cestrian School
Dunham Road , WA14 4AJ
3out of 4 1,904 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Loreto Grammar School
Dunham Road , WA14 4AH
4out of 4 1,909 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College
Urban Road , WA15 8HT
4out of 4 2,126 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Altrincham Preparatory School
Marlborough Road , Bowdon WA14 2RR
- not rated 440 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School
Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls
Ashley Road , WA14 2LT
- not rated 1,093 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Hale Preparatory School
Broomfield Lane , Hale WA15 9AS
- not rated 1,359 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Loreto Preparatory School
Dunham Road , WA14 4GZ
- not rated 1,979 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
St Ambrose Prep School
Wicker Lane , Hale Barns WA15 0HF
- not rated 2,899 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.