Academy converter · Bradford

Bowling Park Primary School

3–11Ages
615Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149232URN

New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford, BD5 8BT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.6 below Bradford median (2.3)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bradford

70 applications for 40 places · 120th of 147 in Bradford

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Jun 2025

Inspection history

25 June 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 February 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Bowling Park Primary School, URN 107234

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Bradford median (2.3) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

70 applications · 40 places offered · 39 named it first

2026 1.8; Bradford median median 2.3
2025 1.8; Bradford median median 2.4
2024 1.4; Bradford median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Bradford median median 2.5
2022 1.6; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2021 1.6; Bradford median median 2.6; as the previous school
2020 1.1; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2019 1.2; Bradford median median 2.7; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Bradford median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Bradford median median 3.0; as the previous school
2016 2.6; Bradford median median 3.5; as the previous school
2015 0.6; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school
2014 2.4; Bradford median median 3.1; as the previous school

This school
Bradford median

Dashed bars: as Bowling Park Primary School (URN 107234), Usher Street Primary School and Nursery (URN 107228), 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	40	70	1.8	39	0.98
Sep 2025	40	73	1.8	38	0.95
Sep 2024	25	34	1.4	25	1.00
Sep 2023	23	39	1.7	23	1.00
Sep 2022 *	15	24	1.6	14	0.93
Sep 2021 *	27	44	1.6	26	0.96
Sep 2020 *	24	27	1.1	24	1.00
Sep 2019 *	23	28	1.2	22	0.96
Sep 2018 *	18	25	1.4	18	1.00
Sep 2017 *	68	142	2.1	68	1.00
Sep 2016 *	52	134	2.6	46	0.88
Sep 2015 *	21	13	0.6	9	0.43
Sep 2014 *	90	213	2.4	92	1.02

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 76% · Maths 80% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%39th of 155 in Bradford

Bradford 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Bradford 76% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Bradford 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Bradford 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Bradford 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Bradford 74% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Bradford 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bradford median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	11%	104	106
2023/24	77%	7%	105	106
2022/23	51%	6%	103	104

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 Park Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Stephen's CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Bradford

Good2022

1.8applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Newby Primary School
0.7 km · Bradford

Good2023

2.3applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Dixons Sixth Form, Bradford
0.7 km · Bradford

Not yet inspected
St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery
0.8 km · Bradford

Requires improvement2023

2.0applications per place
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Bradford

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Bankfoot Primary School
1.0 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy
1.1 km · Bradford

Remains Good2022

2.1applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Marshfield Primary
1.2 km · Bradford

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149232 · 380/2075
Trust: Exceed Academies Trust
Capacity: 708 pupils · 615 on roll
Free school meals: 45.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2022
Replaced: Bowling Park Primary School (URN 107234); Usher Street Primary School and Nursery (URN 107228)
Address: New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford, BD5 8BT
Local authority: Bradford

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