Bowling Green Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Halifax, Calderdale
Bowling Green Academy is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Calderdale has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stainland Road, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9HU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Calderdale
- Pupils on roll
- 164 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Bowling Green are totally committed to their learning and to helping each other.”
- “They treat each other with respect.”
- “If pupils are struggling in a lesson, then other pupils will encourage them and make sure that they do not give up.”
To improve
- “Leaders have identified that some subjects still need development, namely art and design, and music.”
- “Currently, sometimes teachers do not give work to pupils in these subjects that helps them to achieve the aims of the curriculum successfully.”
- “Sometimes teachers are not clear on what the precise knowledge that pupils need to remember from the lesson is.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 79% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2026, as Calderdale published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Calderdale.
- Holywell Green Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- The Greetland Academy 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School 1.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- West Vale Academy 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cross Lane Primary and Nursery School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Copley Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Elland Church of England (Voluntary Aided) Junior, Infant and Nursery School 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published