Little Bowden School
Community school in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 5 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 368 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 13.90% |
| Local authority | Leicestershire |
| Address | Scotland Road, Little Bowden, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 8AY |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.littlebowden.leics.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01858462528 |
| URN | 119936 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 14 January 2025, published 2 February 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 1.0 km)
- Farndon Fields Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Meadowdale Primary School (primary school, about 1.2 km)
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy (primary school, about 1.3 km)
- Ridgeway Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Wellington Place Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.4 km)
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