Bradwell Village School

Bradwell Village School is performing well overall, achieving a 'Good' rating across various domains including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. The school creates a supportive and inclusive environment that enhances students' happiness and motivation to learn. Leaders effectively prioritise reading, and pupils show enthusiasm for their studies, engaging in various enriching activities. Parents express confidence in the school's ability to ensure their children are safe and well cared for.

Strengths

• Caring and inclusive environment for all students
• High expectations for student behaviour and attitudes towards learning
• Strong emphasis on reading with tailored support for students
• Well-planned curriculum that is ambitious for all students, including those with SEND
• Effective leadership that understands the school's strengths and areas for improvement
• Encouragement of personal development and active citizenship among pupils

Areas for Improvement

• Need for better checks on the impact of recent curriculum changes to ensure consistent learning across all subjects

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Bradwell Village School attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Bradwell Village School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Bradwell Village School had 15.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.5% of pupils at Bradwell Village School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has a SEN unit with 15 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Bradwell Village School received £8,740 and spent £9,042 for each of its 200 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £533,000 (£2,663 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Bradwell Village School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bradwell Village School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Bradwell Village School last inspected by Ofsted?

Bradwell Village School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Bradwell Village School have?

Bradwell Village School has 200 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bradwell Village School cover?

Bradwell Village School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Bradwell Village School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Bradwell Village School?

Bradwell Village School is at Walgrave Drive, Bradwell, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK13 9AZ.