Little Bowden School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good Jan 14 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 119936
- Address
- Scotland Road, Little Bowden, LE16 8AY
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 360 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.4%
- Girls
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 6.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 80.8%
Mixed 8.9%
Other White 6.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
African 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAbove average2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 56%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Little Bowden School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 40
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 11
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 4
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 47 26 21 |
| Year 1 | 42 24 18 |
| Year 2 | 59 34 25 |
| Year 3 | 45 28 17 |
| Year 4 | 57 28 29 |
| Year 5 | 51 30 21 |
| Year 6 | 59 33 26 |