Bradwell Junior School

Primary school

Bradwell Junior School is a primary school in Derbyshire Dales, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 41 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Ofsted

Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026

Inadequate (overall), November 2022, before the school changed, special measures

Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 November 2022
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Inadequate

Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Results

Department for Education

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Bradwell Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.

0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

End of primary school (KS2)

2024/25

Measure	This school	Derbyshire	England
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	60%	59%	62%
Reached the higher standard	0%	8%	8%
Average scaled score in reading	105	105	106
Average scaled score in maths	104	104	105

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

Schools nearby

In a straight line

Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024350 m

Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derbyshire Dales

Where these figures come from

Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).