Bowmandale Primary School
Bowmandale, Barton-upon-Humber, DN18 5EE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Eleanor Dunstan
- Constituency
- Brigg and Immingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 345
- URN
- 117812
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01652633633
About this school
Bowmandale Primary School is a community primary school in Barton-upon-Humber. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 345 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 78% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 14% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 86% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 84% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bowmandale Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 344 |
| 2023/24 | 320 |
| 2024/25 | 344 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bowmandale Primary School compares
Bowmandale Primary School ranked 18th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 3.8% | 22.7% | 345 | — |
| Castledyke Primary School | 40% | 6.2% | 38.2% | 207 | 0.7 miles |
| Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School | 61% | 4.5% | 30.9% | 267 | 0.8 miles |
| South Ferriby Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 7.7% | 85 | 2.6 miles |
| John Harrison C of E Primary School | 63% | 4.8% | 16.1% | 180 | 2.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Junior Academy | 54% | 4% | 27.4% | 375 | 3.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.67%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.83%
- Persistent absence
- 4.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Castledyke Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Barton-upon-Humber
-
Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Barton-upon-Humber
-
South Ferriby Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Barton-upon-Humber
-
John Harrison C of E Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Barrow-upon-Humber
-
All Saints Church of England Junior Academy3.4 miles
Primary · Hessle
Other schools in Barton-upon-Humber
- Barton St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Castledyke Primary School Primary
- South Ferriby Primary School Primary
- Baysgarth School Secondary
- Options Barton Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Bowmandale Primary School teach?
- Bowmandale Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Barton-upon-Humber.
- Who is the headteacher of Bowmandale Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bowmandale Primary School is Mrs Eleanor Dunstan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bowmandale Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bowmandale Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bowmandale Primary School?
- Bowmandale Primary School has 345 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bowmandale Primary School full?
- Bowmandale Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 345 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bowmandale Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bowmandale Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bowmandale Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bowmandale Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bowmandale Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bowmandale Primary School rank locally?
- Bowmandale Primary School ranked 18th of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bowmandale Primary School's absence rate?
- Bowmandale Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bowmandale Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bowmandale Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.