Bowerham Primary & Nursery School
Bowerham Road, Lancaster, LA1 4BS
498 pupils · 94% of 532 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Free school meals
- 14.8%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 19 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 60% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 52 | 50 | 150 | 52 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 48 | 155 | 48 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 72 | 176 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 76 | 213 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 77 | 174 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 78 | 200 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 87 | 226 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 91 | 235 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 0.7 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 0.9 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Moorside Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.