Bowdon CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Altrincham, Trafford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.512 miles
Published by Trafford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Bowdon CofE Primary School is a primary school in Altrincham, Trafford for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 2 April 2025. Trafford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Bowdon CofE Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.512 mi |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | 2.828 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 1.019 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 1.101627 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.512 miles away, the 2nd longest of 12 Trafford primary schools with a published last distance.
- That 2026 Reception figure was further out than in 2021, and the distance swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 103 first-choice applications for 90 offers; 88 offers went to first-choice families and 15 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 34% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Trafford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Grange Road, Bowdon, Altrincham, WA14 3EX
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Trafford
- Pupils on roll
- 622 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 2 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils arrive happily at school each morning.”
- “They are warmly welcomed by staff.”
- “Pupils feel well cared for in this school, where staff know them individually.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (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) | 80% | 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: 103 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 88 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Trafford.
- Bollin Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Stamford Park Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Oldfield Brow Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Well Green Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Navigation Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Elmridge Primary School 1.9 mi Good Last distance published