Bradwell Junior School
Primary school in Hope Valley, Derbyshire. Inadequate (Nov 2022). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 24 November 2022, report published 26 February 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Bradwell Junior School (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Bradwell Junior School hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesBradwell CofE (Controlled) Infant School & Nursery
Good (May 2024)
- 1.5 milesHope Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
- 1.7 milesCastleton CofE Primary School
Good (May 2024)
- 2.0 milesGreat Hucklow CE Primary
Good (May 2023)
- 2.6 milesBamford Primary School
School remains Good (Apr 2022)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.