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EnglandEast MidlandsHarboroughLE16 7HZGreat Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Primary

Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School

Primary

Harborough · Market Harborough · LE16 7HZ www.greatbowden.leics.sch.uk

Pupils
138
cap. 157
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
138
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
60%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
138
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School · Primary · Leicestershire

Finance£5775 spend / pupil£6543 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
60%
-9pp
89%75%60%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
RWM higher standard
10%
+2pp
11%9%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
45%
Writing expected standard
80%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
75%
LA AVG 76.45%
SPAG higher standard
15%
LA AVG 29.8%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 105.91
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.87
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
138
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Gunnsbrook Close, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, LE16 7HZ
Local authority
Leicestershire
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
2024/2560%10%80%45%80%15%70%20%95%75%106.0103.0102.017%138
2023/2469%8%85%46%77%15%69%23%85%54%109.0104.0104.016%136
2022/2376%6%94%53%82%6%76%18%82%82%110.0105.0107.0+3.80-1.80-0.1015%123
2018/1968%11%74%16%84%21%74%16%84%58%103.0103.0101.0-5.00-2.40-4.2012%135
2017/1889%11%89%32%95%26%89%21%89%74%107.0104.0104.0-0.90-0.10-3.1011%140
2016/1775%6%81%44%88%13%88%31%100%81%107.0106.0107.0+0.30-1.20-0.303%135

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
2024/2513823.517%4%12%4%6%
2023/2413625.316%6%12%5%10%
2022/2312321.015%3%8%5%15%
2021/2212921.113%2%10%6%13%
2020/2113522.817%2%9%
2018/1913517.012%3%4%4%8%
2017/1814017.711%4%6%4%2%
2016/1713522.13%4%5%3%

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