Academy converter · Calderdale

Bowling Green Academy

4–11Ages
164Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148202URN

Stainland Road, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9HU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.2 above Calderdale median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Calderdale

54 applications for 26 places · 18th of 52 in Calderdale

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Calderdale median (1.9) close to England median (2.2)

54 applications · 26 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.1; Calderdale median median 1.9
2025 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Calderdale median median 2.0
2023 2.6; Calderdale median median 2.1
2022 2.1; Calderdale median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Calderdale median median 2.2
2020 1.8; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2018 1.9; Calderdale median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.3; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2016 2.2; Calderdale median median 2.3; as the previous school
2015 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school
2014 2.9; Calderdale median median 2.5; as the previous school

This school
Calderdale median

Dashed bars: as Bowling Green Primary School (URN 107503), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	26	54	2.1	31	1.19
Sep 2025	25	51	2.0	24	0.96
Sep 2024	25	50	2.0	26	1.04
Sep 2023	24	62	2.6	29	1.21
Sep 2022	21	44	2.1	17	0.81
Sep 2021	18	29	1.6	17	0.94
Sep 2020 *	23	41	1.8	22	0.96
Sep 2019 *	19	47	2.5	17	0.89
Sep 2018 *	22	42	1.9	21	0.95
Sep 2017 *	21	48	2.3	20	0.95
Sep 2016 *	23	51	2.2	21	0.91
Sep 2015 *	23	66	2.9	25	1.09
Sep 2014 *	22	64	2.9	22	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 92% · Writing 83% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%12th of 75 in Calderdale

Calderdale 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard92%

Calderdale 78% England 78%

Higher standard38%

Calderdale 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

Calderdale 73% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Calderdale 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Calderdale 77% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Calderdale 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Calderdale median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	79%	8%	107	106
2023/24	82%	12%	108	108
2022/23	77%	14%	109	108

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bowling Green AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Holywell Green Primary School
1.0 km · Calderdale

Good2023

3.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
The Greetland Academy
2.3 km · Calderdale

2026

1.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Barkisland CofE VA Primary School
2.4 km · Calderdale

Standards maintained2025

2.6applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Moorlands Primary School
2.5 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place
St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy
2.5 km · Calderdale

Good2024

1.9applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
West Vale Academy
2.9 km · Calderdale

2025

7.3applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School
2.9 km · Calderdale

Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Scapegoat Hill Junior and Infant School
2.9 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2025

3.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148202 · 381/2048
Trust: Great Heights Academy Trust
Capacity: 161 pupils · 164 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 December 2020
Replaced: Bowling Green Primary School (URN 107503)
Address: Stainland Road, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9HU
Local authority: Calderdale

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources