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EnglandYorkshire and The HumberBradfordBD5 8BTBowling Park Primary School
Primary

Bowling Park Primary School

Primary

Bradford · Bradford · BD5 8BT https://www.bowlingpark.school/

Pupils
633
cap. 708
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
633
Pupils · 2024/25
71%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
11%
RWM higher · 2024/25
633
Pupils · 2024/25
71%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/03/2017

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBradford
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Bowling Park Primary School · Primary · Bradford

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
71%
-6pp
77%64%51%
'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
11%
+4pp
11%9%6%
'23'24'25
'25 · 11%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
72%
Reading higher standard
22%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
33%
Science expected standard
74%
SPAG expected standard
67%
SPAG higher standard
33%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
633
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
71%
FSM eligible
44%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford, BD5 8BT
Local authority
Bradford
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%11%72%22%76%13%80%33%74%67%104.0106.0105.024%633
2023/2477%7%82%41%79%10%81%35%74%80%105.0106.0105.027%652
2022/2351%6%66%22%61%9%77%24%74%77%103.0104.0104.0+1.00-0.10+2.2026%673

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2563319.724%71%44%5%17%
2023/2465219.727%70%47%6%20%
2022/2367318.426%69%51%6%23%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.