Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Market Harborough (Leicestershire).
KS2 RWM expected
60%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
80%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
70%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
80%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.0%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
23.3
▲ 2.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
14.6%
▼ 10pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
87%
137 / 157 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Academy trust
iGet Information about Schools (DfE), extract of 24 Oct 2026, and Governance Register.Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Learn Academies Trust.
- Type of school
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Religious character
- Church of England
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Schools in the trust
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| School | Phase | Local authority | Pupils | Governors on Governance Register | Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 202 | 8 | Requires improvement 2024 |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 197 | 4 | Key judgements 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Bottesford Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 199 | 7 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Church Langton Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 207 | 7 | Report card 2026Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 6; safeguarding standards met |
| Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School (this school) | Primary | Leicestershire | 137 | 8 | Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School | Primary | Leicester | 454 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2012, previous school) |
| Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 203 | 11 | Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Apr 2011, previous school) |
| Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 93 | 4 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2013, previous school) |
| Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 106 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Jan 2018) |
| Market Harborough Church of England Academy | Primary | Leicestershire | 392 | 12 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jul 2019) |
| Meadowdale Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 389 | 6 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2014) |
| Queniborough Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 200 | 4 | Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Oct 2014) |
| Red Hill Field Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 235 | 7 | Good 2022 |
| Richard Hill Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 89 | 8 | Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | Primary | Leicestershire | 234 | 5 | Report card 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4; safeguarding standards met |
| Scalford Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 69 | 8 | Good 2015Last graded inspection in our data (previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy. |
| South Kilworth Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 70 | 6 | Good 2023 |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North Kilworth | Primary | Leicestershire | 107 | 5 | Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2015, previous school) |
| Thrussington Church of England Primary School | Primary | Leicestershire | 99 | 10 | Good 2023 |
| 19 schools | 3,682 |
Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.
What this means
- Funding
- An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
- Admissions
- The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
- Governance
- The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.
General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.