SCHOOL PROFILE

Bowling Park Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 149232
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 708 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

25 June 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bradford
Trust EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 615 575 full-time · 40 part-time
Female pupils 313 50.9% of pupils
Male pupils 302 49.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.8%
18.0 pts above England
School 42.8%
Bradford 31.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 27.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

87.8%
67.5 pts above England
School 87.8%
Bradford 33.5%
Yorkshire and The Humber 17.9%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bradford 0.2%
Yorkshire and The Humber 0.4%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Pakistani
47.6%
293
Any other White background
11.9%
73
African
7.2%
44
Gypsy / Roma
6.8%
42
White British
6.0%
37
Any other ethnic group
5.4%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.0% 154 of 615 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
Bradford 21.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 20.9%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.5% 132 pupils
England 14.8% 6.7 pts above
EHC plans 3.6% 22 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 94
Moderate learning difficulty 29
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Specific learning difficulty 11
Physical disability 3
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
Bradford 59.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber 60.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Bradford 72.6%
Yorkshire and The Humber 72.8%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

76.0%

5.7 pts above England

School 76.0%
Bradford 70.1%
Yorkshire and The Humber 70.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
Bradford 71.3%
Yorkshire and The Humber 71.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.10%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.12 pts lower than England
School 5.10%
Bradford 6.86%
Yorkshire and The Humber 6.13%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.29%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.47 pts higher than England
School 17.29%
Bradford 19.17%
Yorkshire and The Humber 15.55%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.74%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.06 pts lower than England
School 0.74%
Bradford 2.19%
Yorkshire and The Humber 1.77%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.9% 1.3 pts below England
Bowling Park Primary School
86.9%
Bradford
89.9%
Yorkshire and The Humber
88.6%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information