Bradwell Junior School
Hugh Lane, Bradwell, Hope Valley, S33 9JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kathryn McGuiness
- Sponsor
- Chorus Education Trust
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 73
- Pupils on roll
- 41
- URN
- 150289
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01433620473
About this school
Bradwell Junior School is a primary academy in Hope Valley. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 41 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Bradwell Junior School (URN 112512).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Bradwell Junior 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 49 |
| 2024/25 | 50 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bradwell Junior School compares
Bradwell Junior School ranked 130th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 7.3% | 22% | 41 | — |
| Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery | — | 3.5% | 33.3% | 20 | 0.2 miles |
| Hope Primary School | 33% | 5% | 15.9% | 67 | 1.5 miles |
| Castleton CofE Primary School | — | 28.2% | 25% | 21 | 1.7 miles |
| Great Hucklow CE Primary | — | 8.3% | 25.7% | 33 | 2.0 miles |
| Bamford Primary School | — | 3.6% | 6.8% | 64 | 2.6 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 7.32%
- Persistent absence
- 12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery0.2 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Hope Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Castleton CofE Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
-
Great Hucklow CE Primary2.0 miles
Primary · Buxton
-
Bamford Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Hope Valley
Other schools in Hope Valley
Bradwell Junior School ranks 4th of the 6 ranked primary schools in Hope Valley.
- Bamford Primary School Primary
- Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Castleton CofE Primary School Primary
- Curbar Primary School Primary
- Edale CofE Primary School Primary
- Eyam CofE Primary School Primary
- Grindleford Primary School Primary
- Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hope Primary School Primary
- Stoney Middleton CofE (C) Primary School Primary
- Hope Valley College Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bradwell Junior School teach?
- Bradwell Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Hope Valley.
- Who is the headteacher of Bradwell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Bradwell Junior School is Mrs Kathryn McGuiness, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bradwell Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bradwell Junior 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 big is Bradwell Junior School?
- Bradwell Junior School has 41 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bradwell Junior School full?
- Bradwell Junior School has capacity for 73 pupils and 41 on roll (56%), 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 Bradwell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Bradwell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bradwell Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bradwell Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Bradwell Junior School?
- Bradwell Junior School is part of CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Bradwell Junior School rank locally?
- Bradwell Junior School ranked 130th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bradwell Junior School's absence rate?
- Bradwell Junior School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bradwell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bradwell Junior 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 10 July 2026.