Bradfield College
Bradfield, RG7 6AU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 13 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jeremy Quartermain
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 880
- Pupils on roll
- 810
- URN
- 110121
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189644500
About this school
Bradfield College is an independent school in Bradfield. It teaches children aged 13 to 18 and has 810 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bradfield College under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bradfield College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1912, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 163 | 161 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.7 | 32.4 | 32.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bradfield College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 35.7 | 41 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 32.4 | 40.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.6 | 38.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 825 |
| 2023/24 | 835 |
| 2024/25 | 834 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 105
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
Pangbourne College2.1 miles
Independent schools · Reading
-
The Mile House Therapeutic School2.2 miles
Special schools
-
Haywards Farm School2.7 miles
Special schools · Reading
-
Elstree School3.6 miles
Independent schools · Reading
Common questions
- What year groups does Bradfield College teach?
- Bradfield College teaches children aged 13 to 18. It is an independent school in Bradfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradfield College?
- The headteacher of Bradfield College is Mr Jeremy Quartermain, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradfield College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bradfield College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Bradfield College?
- Bradfield College has 810 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 18.
- Is Bradfield College full?
- Bradfield College has capacity for 880 pupils and 810 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bradfield College a faith school?
- No. Bradfield College has no designated religious character.
- How have Bradfield College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35.7 in 2022/23 and 32.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bradfield College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradfield College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.