Bowhill Primary School

State-Funded School

bowhill-primary-school-devon-south-west

South WestRegion

DevonLocal Authority

ExeterConstituency

EX4 1JTPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bowhill Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Devon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 451 pupils. Bowhill Primary School is part of Exeter Learning Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 100

Ethnicity

White

92%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

451

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

14%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 451
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Exeter Learning Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 14 May 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.