Bowhill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Exeter, Devon
Bowhill Primary School is a primary school in Exeter, Devon for ages 5–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 14 May 2025. Devon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Buddle Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, EX4 1JT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Devon
- Pupils on roll
- 451 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 14 May 2025
Strengths
- “Bowhill Primary School is a happy, welcoming and inclusive place to be.”
- “Pupils are respectful and courteous.”
- “They take pride in holding doors open and greeting others with a smile.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally, some pupils make repeated errors in their work that go unaddressed.”
- “This leads to pupils embedding these misconceptions.”
- “However, the expectations of how well pupils write across the wider curriculum are variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 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) | 55% | 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: 57 first-preference applications, 57 offers in total, 57 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
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2024 to 2026, as Devon published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- 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 Devon.
- Montgomery Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Gabriel's CofE Primary School 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St David's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ide Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Exwick Heights Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Alphington Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published