Bowerhill Primary School
Halifax Road, Melksham, SN12 6YH
378 pupils · 90% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Free school meals
- 16.4%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 11 June 2024, published 7 July 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 12% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 55 | 55 | 82 | 55 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 52 | 52 | 92 | 52 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 47 | 47 | 67 | 47 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 48 | 47 | 89 | 48 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 56 | 51 | 84 | 55 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 42 | 40 | 98 | 42 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 52 | 95 | 56 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 55 | 54 | 102 | 55 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Aloeric Primary School 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Forest and Sandridge Church of England Primary School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Manor CofE VC Primary School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- River Mead School 2.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 2.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Seend Church of England Primary School 2.8 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.