Bradwell Junior School, Hope Valley
Bradwell Junior School is a primary school for pupils aged 7 to 11 in Hope Valley, part of Chorus Education Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 6 schools in Hope Valley with published results, and 8,950th of 14,452 across England. It was 66% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Capacity
- 66% full
- Attendance
- Below England average
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Bradwell Junior School in detail
Bradwell Junior School in its own words
In its own words: "Bradwell Junior School is a small junior school in the heart of the Peak District National Park. We are part of Chorus Education Trust, which consists of both primary and secondary schools across Derbyshire and South Yorkshire. We work closely together as a collective with the education and well-being of all our children remaining the 'main thing'."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include guitar, STEM and film.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Bradwell Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Bradwell Junior School
Across Derbyshire, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Derbyshire lodged 161 appeals against primary school offers; 108 reached a hearing and 13 succeeded (12% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bradwell Junior School are Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery (0.2 miles, Good); Hope Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 78% reading, 56% maths); Castleton CofE Primary School (1.7 miles, Good); and Great Hucklow CE Primary (2 miles, Good).
Bradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & NurseryHope Primary SchoolCastleton CofE Primary SchoolGreat Hucklow CE Primary
The trust
Bradwell Junior School is one of 8 schools run by Chorus Education Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
2.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
In 2026, 16 pupils (39%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hope (Derbyshire) Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Memorial Hall (adjacent), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Derbyshire (50).
Suspensions and exclusions
Bradwell Junior School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Bradwell Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Bradwell Junior School (URN 112512), it was rated Inadequate in November 2022.
At a Glance
22.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Bradwell Junior School
Bradwell Newsletter Summer Term 2026
22 Jul 2026
Bradwell Newsletter: Spring 2026
30 Mar 2026
Bradwell Newsletter: Autumn Term 2-2025
19 Dec 2025
Bradwell Newsletter - Autumn 2025
23 Oct 2025
Newsletter: Summer Term 2025
28 Jul 2025
Newsletter: Spring Term 2025
7 Apr 2025
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Before and after school care
Bradwell Junior School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Derbyshire
Term dates
Bradwell Junior School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Bradwell Junior School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Bradwell Junior School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
50 pupils
76 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hope Valley
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hope Valley
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
16
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
39.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
41
Total Pupils
24
Boys
17
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
3
Teachers
13.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,834
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£7,940
Per pupil
£441k
Total funding
£17k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.3%
Overall absence
12.0%
Persistent absence
50
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Bradwell Junior School
Questions parents ask about Bradwell Junior School
What are SATs results like at Bradwell Junior School?
Of the pupils at Bradwell Junior School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 80% reached the expected standard in reading and 67% did so in maths.
What is Bradwell Junior School's Ofsted rating?
Bradwell Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2023. Before that, as Bradwell Junior School (URN 112512), it was rated Inadequate in November 2022.
What is the catchment area for Bradwell Junior School?
No fixed boundary. When Bradwell Junior School is oversubscribed, Derbyshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Bradwell Junior School?
Bradwell Junior School was not full in 2025: it ran at 66% of its 76 places.
How many pupils go to Bradwell Junior School?
Bradwell Junior School has around 41 pupils on roll. 22% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Bradwell Junior School?
7.3% of sessions were missed at Bradwell Junior School in 2024/25. 12% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Bradwell Junior School?
Apply through Derbyshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Bradwell Junior School on your application. The national closing date in England is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.
Does Bradwell Junior School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Bradwell Junior School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Bradwell Junior School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bradwell Junior School?
Bradwell Junior School is at Hugh Lane, Bradwell, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 9JB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)