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Bowman Academy

Special / other · Loughborough · LE12 9BN

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At a glance

61 pupils · 95% of 64 capacity

School type
Free schools special
Age range
4–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
45.9% of pupils
English as additional language
0% of pupils
SEN support
2.4% of pupils
EHC plan
97.6% of pupils
Website
https://bowman-cit.co.uk/welcome/
URN
150787

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

7 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
100
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
97
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
29.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
6.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£34,927
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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