Bowes Primary School

  • Primary
  • Academy
  • Ages 3 to 11
Ofsted judgements: Outstanding

Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 2HLOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Bowes Primary School is a primary school in Enfield for ages 3 to 11. It is one of the 107 schools in Enfield. It ranks 1st of 61 primary schools in Enfield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 13 February 2025

This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years provision
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Met

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 14 January 2025

This is a very happy and purposeful school. It wholly succeeds in its ambition to nurture all pupils' hearts and minds. Everyone lives up to the school's core values of resilience, respect and responsibility. Staff and pupils enjoy excellent working relationships. Pupils know that staff will always look out for them, so they feel safe and well cared for. The school strives to ensure that all pupils achieve their very best, both academically and socially. Pupils gain extensive knowledge across a wide range of subjects. Staff skilfully make adaptations, including, where appropriate, to the teaching of the curriculum, to meet pupils' needs. These highly effective strategies mean that pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are helped to meet their full potential. Pupils' behaviour, social and character development are superb. For example, right from Nursery, children are taught routines, how to respect all people and to be kind to each other. Pupil-led assemblies focus on current affairs and key moral issues. From Reception upwards, all pupils receive bi-annual basic first aid training so that they know what to do in an emergency. Pupils with high needs SEND benefit from a bespoke programme that helps them to develop their independence.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

61 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths87%

87%, 25 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths20%

20%, 12 percentage points above the England average of 8%.

Reading, average scaled score110

110, 4 above the England average of 106.

Maths, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

464 pupils on roll, with places for 510

Eligible for free school meals16.8%

16.8%, 9.7 percentage points below the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language42.2%

42.2%, 20.6 percentage points above the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support14.4%

14.4%, 0.4 percentage points below the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan3.9%

3.9%, 2.1 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Bowes Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Garfield Primary School0.5 milesOfsted judgements: Good54% met the expected standard
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.5 milesReport card: Expected standard to strong standard88% met the expected standard
St Martin of Porres Catholic Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good83% met the expected standard
Bounds Green Infant School0.5 milesOfsted: OutstandingNot published
Bounds Green Junior School0.5 milesOfsted: Good55% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Academy converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
CONNECT EDUCATION TRUST
Age range
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
Yes
Headteacher
Ms Rebecca Moore
Address
Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 2HL
Local authority
Enfield
URN
143201

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.