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Bowling Park Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Salma Rahman

corporate_fareEXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onBradford, BD5 8BT

language Visit Website phone 1274770270

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2013

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Students

673

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Expected Standard

71%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Bowling Park Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Bradford, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 31% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bowling Park Primary School is an academy converter in Bradford, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of EXCEED ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 633 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #31 of 156 primaries in Bradford and #2,524 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2013. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 60%

Reading72% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 70%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 57%England 60%

Reading66% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing61% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.6

-0.5 to 2.5

-0.1

Write

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 1.3

2.2

Maths

LA -0.1

0.8 to 3.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2013-02-26

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-06-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(2 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 633 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	633	2	0.3%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	638	5	0.8%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	667	2	0.3%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	652	7	1.1%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	660	8	1.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	670	2	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	673	2	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	652	0	0.0%	0.6%	1

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 82 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 34 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils