Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire
Gunnsbrook Close, Market Harborough, LE16 7HZ
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 01/10/2024
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
96.0%
5.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
137
Capacity used
Has space87%
157 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
20 of 28 families who put it first got an offer
20
Places offered
127
Total applications
6.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 28 | 20 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 40 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 18 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 127 | 20 | 16% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Blagburn
- Address
- Gunnsbrook Close, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, LE16 7HZ
- Phone
- 01858463216
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Market Harborough-Great Bowden & Arden · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138359
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
137 pupils · 157 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
01 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 126 pupils
Attendance
96.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
0.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 8% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 60% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 10% | 8% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.