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Bowerhill Primary School

Primary Academy school in Melksham SN12 6YH

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  • School Reference Number: 146343
  • Address: Halifax Road, Melksham SN12 6YH
  • Headteacher: Mr Christopher Light
  • Telephone: 01225 700964
  • Website: bowerhill.wilts.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The White Horse Federation
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 420
  • Local Education Authority: Wiltshire
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Active From: August 2018* (Fresh Start)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 11/06/2024

Rating published on 07/07/2024

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
11 June 2024 8 July 2024 School inspection Good
1 February 2022 21 March 2022 School inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number146343
Local Authority Code865
Local Authority NameWiltshire
Establishment Number2047
School / College NameBowerhill Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code04
Reason establishment openedFresh Start
Open date01-08-2018
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code9
Boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code9
Admissons policy
School capacity420
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils405
Number of Boys194
Number of Girls211
Percentage Free School Meals17.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code5315
Academy trust or TrustTHE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe White Horse Federation
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10068362
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetHalifax Road
Locality
Address3
TownMelksham
County (name)Wiltshire
PostcodeSN12 6YH
Websitewww.bowerhill.wilts.sch.uk
Telephone01225700964
Headteacher/Principal titleMr
Headteacher/Principal first nameChristopher
Headteacher/Principal last nameLight
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000054
DistrictWiltshire
Ward CodeE05013832
WardBowerhill
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001356
Parliamentary ConstituencyMelksham and Devizes
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000054
Easting391459
Northing162039
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Wiltshire 021
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Wiltshire 021D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN100121362196
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02006679
LSOA CodeE01032070
Free School Meals69
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN146343
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/146343
LAESTAB8652047
School nameBowerhill Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/08/2018
Admissions policyUnknown
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authorityWiltshire
Parliamentary constituencyMelksham and Devizes
Multi-academy trust UID5315
Multi-academy trust nameThe White Horse Federation
Academy sponsor UID5044
Academy sponsor nameThe White Horse Federation
PostcodeSN12 6YH
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils405
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10322318
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date11/06/2024
Publication date07/07/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection146343
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8652047
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBowerhill Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10207203
Previous inspection start date01/02/2022
Previous publication date20/03/2022
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection146343
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8652047
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBowerhill Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesGood
Previous personal developmentGood
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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