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Bowes Primary School and Garfield Primary School

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What differs

  • Bowes Primary School has 464 pupils; Garfield Primary School has 253.
  • The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactBowes Primary SchoolGarfield Primary School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

State-funded: Community school

DfE register

Ages3 to 11

DfE register

3 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils464

DfE register

253

DfE register

BoroughEnfield

DfE register

Enfield

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round66 first preferences for 60 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

20 first preferences for 22 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 14 January 2025

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 1 October 2024

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths87% (2024/25)

DfE

54% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals17.5%

DfE register

44.4%

DfE register

English as an additional language40.8%

school census 2024/25

79.1%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN support10.5%

school census 2024/25

17.2%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher21.1

DfE workforce census

18.2

DfE workforce census

Overall absence4.7%

DfE, 2024/25

5.9%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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