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Little Bowden School

Harborough, LE16 8AYPrimaryAges 5–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
56%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
35 1st-choice / 40 places
Ranking
#8,984
of 13,686 nationally

About Little Bowden School

Little Bowden School sits in the middle of the pack in Leicestershire, and its headline Key Stage 2 results tell a story of a school that is broadly in line with the local average but with a few notable gaps. In the 2023/24 academic year, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is six percentage points below the local authority average of 62%. That places the school 144th out of 231 primary schools in the county, and 23rd out of 32 schools in the Harborough district. The school’s ranking score of 56 puts it in the bottom 50 nationally, though it’s worth noting that individual subject scores are more mixed: 77% hit the expected standard in reading and 75% in writing, while maths sits at 72%. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard in all three subjects is just 4%, and only 14% reached that level in maths, suggesting the school is stronger at getting children to a solid baseline than pushing them into the top tier.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range5 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressScotland Road, Market Harborough, Harborough, LE16 8AY
HeadteacherBrendan Brannigan
Local AuthorityLeicestershire
Number of Pupils360
Free School Meals (FSM)11.7%
School Capacity360 / 420 (86% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

14 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 2 Feb 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Little Bowden School

Little Bowden School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.