Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 1 May 2025
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 75% | 56% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 100% | 69% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 88% | 23% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 110 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 107 | 103 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 115 | 104 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
64%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
11 responses up to 1 September 2025 · 26% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
91% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
91% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
91% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
60% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
45% agreeBowness-on-Solway Primary School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 12 May 2015. Ofsted inspected it again on 1 May 2025 without giving an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.
No. Distance only counts when Bowness-on-Solway Primary School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its governing body, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Bowness-on-Solway Primary School had 43 pupils aged 3 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 105. It is a mixed school.
Community school
4.1 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
6.7 miles away
Community school
7.0 miles away
Voluntary aided school
7.6 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
8.0 miles away