Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School

General Information

Address: Gunnsbrook Close, Great Bowden, Market Harborough, LE16 7HZ
Phone: 01858463216
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Rebecca Blagburn
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 137
School capacity: 157
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 20
% eligible for free school meals: 14.6%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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About this Behaviour status

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 5.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.3%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £5,775 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #27 of 36 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#25Church Langton Church of England Primary School£5,945
#26Old Mill Primary School£5,820
#27Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School£5,775
#28Fernvale Primary School£5,682
#29Sherrier Church of England Primary School£5,533

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Wellington Place Primary School£22,118
#2Arnesby Church of England Primary School£11,256
#3Hallaton Church of England Primary School£9,884
#4Tugby Church of England Primary School£8,976
#5Foxton Primary School£8,409
#6Dunton Bassett Primary School£7,879
#7Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School£7,747
#8Billesdon Church of England Primary School£7,621
#9Swinford Church of England Primary School£7,135
#10South Kilworth Church of England Primary School£7,015
#11Bringhurst Primary School£6,761
#12Hallbrook Primary School£6,728
#13Claybrooke Primary School£6,671
#14St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy£6,619
#15Ridgeway Primary Academy£6,459
#16Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School£6,390
#17Farndon Fields Primary School£6,282
#18Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley£6,274
#19Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School£6,265
#20St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell£6,236
#21Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School£6,138
#22Little Bowden School£6,019
#23Fleckney Church of England Primary School£5,990
#24Kibworth Church of England Primary School£5,981
#25Church Langton Church of England Primary School£5,945
#26Old Mill Primary School£5,820
#27Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School£5,775
#28Fernvale Primary School£5,682
#29Sherrier Church of England Primary School£5,533
#30John Wycliffe Primary School£5,515
#31Market Harborough Church of England Academy£5,470
#32St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth£5,400
#33Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School£5,375
#34Meadowdale Primary School£5,264
#35Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School£4,968
#36Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School£4,879

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