Bowes Primary School
Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 2HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Moore
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Connect Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southgate and Wood Green
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 510
- Pupils on roll
- 464
- URN
- 143201
- Local authority
- Enfield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083682552
About this school
Bowes Primary School is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 464 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bowes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 76 | 72 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 72% | 87% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 3% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 76% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 78% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 71% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.00 | - | - |
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 Bowes 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 | Enfield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 59.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 63% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 87% | 65.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 502 |
| 2023/24 | 506 |
| 2024/25 | 475 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bowes Primary School compares
Bowes Primary School ranked 10th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 87% | 4.7% | 19.6% | 464 | — |
| Garfield Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 43.8% | 253 | 0.5 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 88% | 5.2% | 20.8% | 202 | 0.5 miles |
| St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School | 83% | 5.8% | 18.8% | 110 | 0.5 miles |
| Bounds Green Junior School | 55% | 5.3% | 23.4% | 348 | 0.5 miles |
| Bounds Green Infant School | — | 5% | 12.8% | 321 | 0.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.59%
- English as an additional language
- 40.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.73%
- Persistent absence
- 9.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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Garfield Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Bounds Green Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Bounds Green Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Bowes Primary School ranks 124th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bowes Primary School teach?
- Bowes Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Bowes Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bowes Primary School is Ms Rebecca Moore, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bowes Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bowes 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 many pupils are at Bowes Primary School?
- Bowes Primary School has 464 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Bowes Primary School full?
- Bowes Primary School has capacity for 510 pupils and 464 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bowes Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bowes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bowes Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Bowes Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Bowes Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Bowes Primary School is part of CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bowes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 87% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bowes Primary School compare with other schools in Enfield?
- Bowes Primary School ranked 10th of 64 primary schools in Enfield for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 95% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bowes Primary School's absence rate?
- Bowes Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bowes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bowes 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 2 July 2026.