Bowker Vale Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Bowker Vale Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 10 February 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Middleton Road, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 4NB
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 439 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 10 February 2023
Strengths
- “This school is a happy place to be.”
- “Pupils, and children in the early years, enjoy being part of a warm and caring learning community where everyone is included.”
- “Pupils strive to live up to the Bowker Vale standard, which encourages them to be respectful, honest, fair, proud and kind.”
To improve
- “Recently published key stage 2 information does not accurately reflect how well pupils learn the curriculum.”
- “In some subjects, the strategies that teachers use to check what pupils have learned are less effective.”
- “This makes it harder for teachers to know whether pupils’ knowledge is secure before moving on to new learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 March 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Manchester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Crab Lane Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Clare's RC Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Pike Fold Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King David Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Cravenwood Primary Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- E-ACT Blackley Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester 1.2 mi Good Last distance published