Bowling Park Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bradford
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bradford Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2015–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Bowling Park Primary School is a primary school in Bradford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. Bradford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Bowling Park Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 3 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 11% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- 2026 Reception entry drew 39 first-choice applications for 40 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 42.8% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 31.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Bradford.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bradford schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- New Cross Street, West Bowling, Bradford, BD5 8BT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Bradford
- Pupils on roll
- 615 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “This is a school where pupils learn how to be curious and respectful learners.”
- “‘Being the Best at Bowling Park’ includes aiming high and striving for excellence.”
- “The school’s values are carefully threaded through the curriculum and the life of the school.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, the school does not check to make sure pupils have learned new sounds carefully enough during lessons.”
- “This means that a small number of pupils do not achieve as well as they should in reading.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (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) | 71% | 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: 39 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bradford.
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Newby Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School and Nursery 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Bankfoot Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rainbow Primary Leadership Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Marshfield Primary 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dixons Music Primary 0.8 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published