Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery

Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School demonstrates a solid overall performance, achieving a 'Good' rating across all evaluated domains. The school has established itself as a central and nurturing part of the local community, fostering a welcoming atmosphere where students feel safe and eager to learn. Supportive staff create a family-like environment, and pupils consistently show commendable behavior and respect, reflecting the school's core values. The school has recently seen revitalized leadership and has made significant strides in curriculum development, particularly in phonics and mathematics, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), achieve well.

Strengths

• Strong community ties and a nurturing environment.
• Highly effective phonics teaching in early years and across the school.
• Pupils develop a love of stories and demonstrate confidence in their learning.
• Children in the early years are engaged and independent learners.
• Proactive support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Positive attitudes and strong attendance among pupils.
• Parents express high levels of satisfaction with the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Lacks a clear overview of learning impact in some subjects.
• Pupils need a broader understanding of differing faiths and British values.

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 2023–24 pupils at Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.5%). 9.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 14.6%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery 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 CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery had 11.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 25.0% of pupils at Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery received £20,060 and spent £23,256 for each of its 20 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £10,000 (£481 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 CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery have?

Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery has 20 pupils on roll.

What age range does Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery cover?

Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 7.

Where is Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery?

Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery is at Church Street, Bradwell, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 9HJ.