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Bradwell Village School

Primary · Milton Keynes · MK13 9AZ

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 12 September 2023

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At a glance

200 pupils · 83% of 240 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
41.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
39.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
21% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.bradwellvillageschool.co.uk
URN
110369

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 12 September 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
61%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
6%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school61%
Median of its 12 closest peers58%
Milton Keynes average66%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Braybrook Primary AcademyPeterborough · 40 miles awayGood59%
Crampton PrimaryLondon · 48 miles awayOutstanding62%
Whoberley Hall Primary SchoolCoventry · 41 miles awayGood64%
Stretton Church of England AcademyCoventry · 37 miles awayRequires improvement23%
Kingsway Community Primary SchoolLeamington Spa · 36 miles awayGood32%
Brierley Primary SchoolCrewe · 100 miles awayGood76%
St. Clare's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary AcademyBradford · 128 miles awayGood57%
St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolCheltenham · 58 miles awayNeeds attention33%
Batley Parish CofE Primary AcademyBatley · 121 miles awayRequires improvement68%
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, GatesheadGateshead · 204 miles awayNo current grade39%
Longford Park Primary SchoolCoventry · 40 miles awayGood45%
St Francis RC Primary SchoolLondon · 50 miles awayGood60%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
24 of 24 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 52% (Milton Keynes 40%, England 60%) · Black African 15% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Any other White background 12% (Milton Keynes 11%, England 7%) · Asian Indian 4% (Milton Keynes 8%, England 4%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 2% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 5%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · other groups together 0%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
16.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.98 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Milton Keynes: 2.53 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

50% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,920; 21.4% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£9,042
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 5% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (3%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £532,577; in-year balance -£60,482

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications26.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work19.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways29.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier33.8%62.3%
Social housing49.8%17.1%
Privately rented16.1%20.5%
Detached houses7.5%22.9%
Flats35.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms11.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van33.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016720 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£299,500252 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£375,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (72)£417,500
Semi-detached (92)£289,000
Terraced (73)£270,000
Flat (15)£90,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
0an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
8an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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