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Bradfield C.E. Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Jessica Davies

location_onReading, RG7 6HR

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

145

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Expected Standard

92%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Bradfield C.E. Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Reading, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bradfield C.E. Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Reading, West Berkshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 152 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 92% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 21% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #4 of 53 primaries in West Berkshire and #3,261 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

92%

LA 56%

Reading100% LA 72%

Writing92% LA 65%

Maths92% LA 68%

Read SS

112

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading76% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths92% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading76% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.1

Read

LA 0.1

-1.6 to 3.9

0.9

Write

LA -0.8

-1.7 to 3.6

-0.1

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.6 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading78% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths91% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.4

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 3.0

1.4

Write

LA -0.1

-1.0 to 3.7

1.1

Maths

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 3.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

93%

LA 65%

Reading93% LA 76%

Writing93% LA 78%

Maths93% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.5

Read

LA 0.1

-1.5 to 4.5

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 4.1

0.6

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.1 to 3.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 April 2025

Inspection Report

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06 November 2019

Inspection Report

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04 May 2016

Inspection Report

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23 October 2014

Inspection Report

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03 July 2014

Inspection Report

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19 March 2014

Inspection Report

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27 November 2013

Inspection Report

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12 June 2013

Inspection Report

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05 March 2013

Inspection Report

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11 December 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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28 January 2008

Inspection Report

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04 November 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-07-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 152 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	152	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	147	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	147	2	1.4%	0.7%	1
2023/24 (Autumn term)	148	2	1.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	143	7	4.9%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	142	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	156	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	160	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	158	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	161	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	161	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	159	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	167	1	0.6%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	164	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	146	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	145	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	145	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	146	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	143	1	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	142	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Severe Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Bradfield C.E. Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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