Bowlee Park Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester, Rochdale
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.468 miles
Published by Rochdale Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Bowlee Park Community Primary School is a primary school in Manchester, Rochdale for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 15 November 2023. Rochdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Bowlee Park Community 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 | 0.468 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.468 miles away, the 5th shortest of 24 Rochdale primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 0.83 miles).
- For Reception 2026 there were 153 first-choice applications for 119 offers, with 118 offers going to first-choice families and 35 first-choice families not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 17% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Rochdale schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Windermere Road, Langley, Manchester, M24 4LA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Rochdale
- Pupils on roll
- 900 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 32.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 15 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in the supportive environment that this school provides.”
- “They feel included, loved and respected by staff.”
- “In turn, they demonstrate these qualities to each other.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 December 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) | 73% | 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: 153 first-preference applications, 119 offers in total, 118 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 Rochdale.
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Parkfield Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rhodes Green CE Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Middleton Parish Church School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hollin Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Boarshaw Community Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John Fisher Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published