Bradfield Primary School
Heath Road, Bradfield, Manningtree, CO11 2UZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Luck-Davies
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 111
- URN
- 114735
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01255870241
About this school
Bradfield Primary School is a community primary school in Manningtree. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 111 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bradfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 47% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 21% | 6% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 89% | 71% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 59% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 24% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bradfield Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Essex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 58.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 59.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 115 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradfield Primary School compares
Bradfield Primary School ranked 156th of 388 primary schools in Essex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.2% | 18.3% | 111 | — |
| Stourview Church of England Primary Academy | — | 10.5% | 68.2% | 39 | 1.3 miles |
| Wix and Wrabness Primary School | 83% | 8.7% | 14.4% | 117 | 1.6 miles |
| Highfields Primary School | 74% | 5% | 6.3% | 320 | 2.6 miles |
| Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 76% | 3.7% | 6.9% | 349 | 2.9 miles |
| Brooklands Primary School | 71% | 3.2% | 10.2% | 268 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 28 September 2022
-
Ungraded inspection report17 June 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.26%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 5.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Mistley
-
Wix and Wrabness Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Manningtree
-
Highfields Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Manningtree
-
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Manningtree
-
Brooklands Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Nr Manningtree
Other schools in Manningtree
- Highfields Primary School Primary
- Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School Primary
- Manningtree High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Bradfield Primary School teach?
- Bradfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Manningtree.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bradfield Primary School is Mrs Maria Luck-Davies, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bradfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradfield Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Bradfield Primary School?
- Bradfield Primary School has 111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bradfield Primary School full?
- Bradfield Primary School has capacity for 120 pupils and 111 on roll (93%), 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 Primary School a faith school?
- No. Bradfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bradfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bradfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bradfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bradfield Primary School compare with other schools in Essex?
- Bradfield Primary School ranked 156th of 388 primary schools in Essex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Bradfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradfield Primary School'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 30 June 2026.