Bowness-on-Solway Primary School
Primary · Foundation school · Ages 3–11 · Wigton, Cumberland
Bowness-on-Solway Primary School is a primary school in Wigton, Cumberland for ages 3–11 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 1 May 2025.
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Catchment area for Bowness-on-Solway Primary School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Bowness-on-Solway, Wigton, CA7 5AF
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cumberland
- Pupils on roll
- 40 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 1 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are welcomed warmly by staff each morning as they arrive at Bowness-on-Solway.”
- “In this rural community, staff get to know pupils well.”
- “The supportive relationships that staff build with pupils lie at the core of all that is on offer in this small, happy school.”
To improve
- “However, some other pupils do not achieve as well as they should in reading and writing by the end of key stage 1.”
- “This is because the school has not thought carefully enough about the key vocabulary that pupils should learn.”
- “Added to this, there are insufficient opportunities for pupils to apply their phonics knowledge to their writing.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 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) | 75% | 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: 4 first-preference applications, 4 offers in total, 4 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 Cumberland.
- Kirkbride Primary School 4.1 mi Good
- Kirkbampton CofE School 6.7 mi Good
- Burgh by Sands School 7.0 mi School remains Good
- Wiggonby CofE School 7.6 mi School remains Good
- Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary School 8.0 mi School remains Good
- Silloth Primary School 8.6 mi School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
- Great Orton Primary School 8.6 mi Good
- Rockcliffe CofE School 8.6 mi Good