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Bradwell Junior School

Primary · Hope Valley · S33 9JB

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Inadequate

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.

Ofsted placed this school in a statutory category of concern, special measures, at the inspection of 24 November 2022. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: Requires improvementPersonal development: Requires improvementLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: No

Inspected 24 November 2022

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At a glance

41 pupils · 56% of 73 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
22% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
32% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
https://www.bradwelljunior.chorustrust.org/
URN
150289

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Inadequate on 24 November 2022, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
105
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
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 school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers68%
Derbyshire average59.9%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind 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
The Valley Primary SchoolStoke-on-Trent · 24 miles awayGood78%
Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary SchoolBury St. Edmunds · 130 miles awayGood71%
Kennet Valley Church of England Aided Primary SchoolMarlborough · 133 miles awayGood70%
St Breward Community Primary SchoolBodmin · 229 miles awayGood14%
Lydden Primary SchoolDover · 196 miles awayNo current grade75%
Broad Town Church of England Primary SchoolSwindon · 126 miles awayGood63%
St Mark's Church of England Primary SchoolUckfield · 181 miles awayGood69%
Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolIpswich · 151 miles awayGood (2019)43%
Monyash CofE Primary SchoolBakewell · 9 miles awayGood38%
Lorton SchoolCockermouth · 109 miles awayNo current grade67%
Glasshouses Community Primary SchoolHarrogate · 52 miles awayExpected standard57%
Husthwaite Church of England Primary SchoolYork · 62 miles awayRequires improvement88%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 95% (Derbyshire 87%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 5% (Derbyshire 1%, England 3%)

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)
8.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Derbyshire: 3.13 suspensions and 0.07 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
13.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £52,834; 33.3% 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 (2024-25)

This school£8,020
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (77%) · premises 3% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 10% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 5% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£37,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher38.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications16%18.1%
In managerial or professional work37.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76.1%62.3%
Social housing12.8%17.1%
Privately rented11.1%20.5%
Detached houses37.1%22.9%
Flats3.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms20.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van11.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01019602 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£307,50058 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£228,000–£490,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (18)£530,000
Semi-detached (16)£335,000
Terraced (24)£228,500

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
2a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

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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