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Bowness Primary School
Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton BL3 1BT
Bowness Primary School is an academy. It has about 120 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In July 2023 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
This school is a member of Prestolee Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Prestolee Primary School, Mesne Lea Primary School, Tottington Primary School, Springside Primary School and Barton Moss Community Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Progress, Admissions, Finances and Disadvantaged pupils. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Representation, Environment and Attainment.
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Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low.
Finances: Above average. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is above average. Progress in reading is excellent. Progress in writing is below average.
Attainment: Below average. Maths, reading and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) attainment are all below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Environment: Below average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are roughly average, while crime is very high.
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
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