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Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

Primary · Lancashire · LA1 4BS
↓ DecliningRanks above 24% of area schools (239 primary schools in Lancashire)

Note Ofsted report cards grade each area separately with no single overall grade. This headline is a School Finder summary of the weakest core area, not an Ofsted grade.

Results & progress

Department for Education data, 2023/24. Progress measures are value-added (how much pupils progressed versus similar pupils nationally) — a fairer signal than raw results, which partly reflect a school’s intake. Progress 8 is not published for later years (those cohorts missed their KS2 baseline in the pandemic).

Met the expected standard (reading, writing & maths)53%
Reached the higher standard10%
Reading progress
Writing progress
Maths progress

School details

Community schoolNursery
TypeCommunity school
GenderMixed
Age range2–11
Pupils on roll498
Sixth formNo
Nursery classesYes
SettingUrban

Inspection history

Ofsted report card — Expected standard

Inspected 20/01/2026 · Safeguarding: Met
InclusionStrong standard
AchievementExpected standard
Early yearsStrong standard
Safeguarding standardsMet
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard

Previous framework (overall effectiveness) — Good

Inspected 21/09/2021 · Safeguarding: Yes
Early yearsOutstanding
Personal developmentGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood

Local house prices

Homes within 1 mile sold for a median of £184,000 (2007 sales in the window).

A neighbourhood indicator from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. It is not a catchment measure and does not imply any link between school quality and house prices.