Bowlee Park Community Primary SchoolLittle Heaton Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Manchester.

Summary of the comparison

Bowlee Park Community Primary School and Little Heaton Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Manchester.

  • Bowlee Park Community Primary School scores 80 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Little Heaton Church of England Primary School scores 30 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Bowlee Park Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bowlee Park Community Primary School was judged Outstanding and Little Heaton Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for Bowlee Park Community Primary School and 0.0% for Little Heaton Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bowlee Park Community Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bowlee Park Community Primary School versus Little Heaton Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ManchesterBowlee Park Community Primary SchoolManchesterLittle Heaton Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB80/100Stronger figureF30/100
Local ranking2nd of 57 in Rochdale Stronger figure56th of 57 in Rochdale
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll907 168
Capacity840 210
LocationManchester, M24 4LA Manchester, M24 4PU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure0.0% 62.0%
At higher standard17.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure97.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census907 168
Free school meals (ever 6)35.5% 45.2%
English as an additional language21.7% 26.8%
SEN support12.2% 16.7%
SEN with an EHC plan5.4% 7.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.3% Stronger figure7.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.5% Stronger figure23.9% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Bowlee Park Community Primary School · Little Heaton Church of England Primary School