Primary school in Hope Valley, Derbyshire
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery
Church Street, Bradwell, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 9HJ
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 15 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- Places
- 54
- How full
- 37% full — 20 of 54 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 11 / 9
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 0%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 19%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Derbyshire Dales 001A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 39%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 12%
- Adults economically inactive
- 42%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rebecca Gordine
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Ward
- Bradwell
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- URN
- 112803
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradwell Junior SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2022 | 60% | 0.2 mi |
| Hope Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 33% | 1.6 mi |
| Castleton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | — | 1.9 mi |
| Great Hucklow CE PrimaryVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | — | 1.9 mi |
| Bamford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | — | 2.5 mi |
| Bishop Pursglove CofE (A) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 55% | 3.5 mi |
| Hathersage St Michael's CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 75% | 3.7 mi |
| Litton CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 67% | 3.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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