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Bowling Park Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford BD5 8BT · bowlingpark.school · 01274 770270
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 71%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bradford 60%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 615
- 87% of 708 places
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 87.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 39 families put the school first and 40 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 40 | 38 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 47 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 11% the higher standard. Across Bradford it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲71% | 62% | ||
| ▲11% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 107234)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 June 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Bowling Park Primary School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 107234), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107234)
Jun 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 107234)
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (25 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 25
- 4% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied