Bowling Green Academy
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this
Calderdale does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Reception place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Bowling Green Academy. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 4–11
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Attendance
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Bowling Green Academy
Bowling Green Academy is a primary school in Halifax, Calderdale, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 160 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 79% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That is down 3.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Competition for places is real here - 84% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (31 first choices for 26 places). Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 18.8 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.