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Great Bowden Academy

Officially Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School

Gunnsbrook Close, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, LE16 7HZ

Local ranking77th of 225 primary schools in Leicestershire
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

157

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 1 October 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
60.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
80.0%
Writing (Expected)
80.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
75.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
102.0
Cohort Size
20

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
138
Boys
76 (55%)
Girls
62 (45%)
Capacity
157 (88% full)
SEND
17.4%
FSM Eligible
11.6%
EAL
3.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.9%
SEN Support
14.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.5:1
Teachers (FTE)
5.9
Budget per Pupil
£5,775/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
5.6% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 81.2%
  • Mixed Other: 7.3%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 5.1%
  • White Other: 2.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
  • White Irish: 0.7%
  • Gypsy/Roma: 0.7%

81.2%

White British

7.3%

Mixed Other

5.1%

Mixed White & Asian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Gunnsbrook Close

Market Harborough, East Midlands

Administrative

URN
138359
UKPRN
10037608
Establishment No.
3059
Trust
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