Bowerhill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Melksham, Wiltshire
Bowerhill Primary School is a primary school in Melksham, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Halifax Road, Melksham, SN12 6YH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 378 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend Bowerhill Primary.”
- “They feel safe due to the strong relationships they have with staff.”
- “Pupils are keen to take on roles of responsibility such as eco-councillors and school ambassadors.”
To improve
- “However, in a few of the more recently developed subjects, pupils’ recall of content over time is less secure.”
- “As a result, pupils do not have a deep body of knowledge in these subjects.”
- “However, the school recognises that the agreed teaching strategies are not fully embedded in all subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2024 (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) | 65% | 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: 55 first-preference applications, 55 offers in total, 55 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 Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire.
- Aloeric Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- River Mead School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Seend Church of England Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Keevil CofE Primary School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published