Bowling Green Academy
Stainland Road, Stainland, Halifax, HX4 9HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Stuttard
- Sponsor
- Great Heights Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 161
- Pupils on roll
- 164
- URN
- 148202
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422374863
About this school
Bowling Green Academy is a primary academy in Halifax. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 164 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 22 | 17 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 82% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 12% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 82% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 94% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 91% | 88% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +4.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bowling Green Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 82% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 60.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 147 |
| 2023/24 | 152 |
| 2024/25 | 160 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bowling Green Academy compares
Bowling Green Academy ranked 13th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 4.1% | 22.5% | 164 | — |
| Holywell Green Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 23.9% | 134 | 0.6 miles |
| The Greetland Academy | 86% | 3.9% | 10.9% | 385 | 1.4 miles |
| Barkisland CofE VA Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 197 | 1.5 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | — | — | — | 627 | 1.5 miles |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy | 33% | 5.9% | 20.4% | 106 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.5%
- English as an additional language
- 1.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.09%
- Persistent absence
- 8.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holywell Green Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Halifax
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The Greetland Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Halifax
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Barkisland CofE VA Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Halifax
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Moorlands Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Elland
Other schools in Halifax
Bowling Green Academy ranks 7th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Halifax.
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Primary School, A Church of England Academy Primary
- Holywell Green Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bowling Green Academy teach?
- Bowling Green Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Bowling Green Academy?
- The headteacher of Bowling Green Academy is Mr Jamie Stuttard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bowling Green Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bowling Green Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Bowling Green Academy?
- Bowling Green Academy has 164 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bowling Green Academy full?
- Bowling Green Academy has capacity for 161 pupils and 164 on roll (102%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bowling Green Academy a faith school?
- No. Bowling Green Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Bowling Green Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bowling Green Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bowling Green Academy?
- Bowling Green Academy is part of GREAT HEIGHTS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Bowling Green Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bowling Green Academy rank locally?
- Bowling Green Academy ranked 13th of 76 primary schools in Calderdale for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bowling Green Academy's absence rate?
- Bowling Green Academy's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bowling Green Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bowling Green Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.