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Little Bowden School

Community school · Market Harborough · LE16 8AY

Ages 5–11 · 368 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

69%

Overall absence

4.7%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-14

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)69%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
336

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill88%

368 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
368
Boys / girls
198 / 170
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
368 / 420 (88%)
Free school meals
13.9%
FSM pupils
51
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Brendan Brannigan

Location

Address
Scotland Road, Little Bowden
Postcode
LE16 8AY
Town
Market Harborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, 368 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 13.9%.

Open schools in Market Harborough
20
Primary schools in Market Harborough
16
Academies among open schools in Market Harborough
70% (14)
Open schools in LE16
20
Primary in LE16
16
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Market HarboroughNear LE16

  • St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 9BZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS289%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.4%

    0.6 miles away

  • Farndon Fields Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 9JH · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS281%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM14.5%

    0.8 miles away

  • Meadowdale Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 7XQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM6.7%

    0.8 miles away

  • Ridgeway Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 7HQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.5%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Brendan Brannigan
Telephone
01858462528
Website
www.littlebowden.leics.sch.uk

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