Community school · Essex

Bradfield Primary School

4–11Ages
111Pupils
PrimaryPhase
114735URN

Heath Road, Bradfield, Manningtree, CO11 2UZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

0.8 above Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

41 applications for 13 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

70%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

28 September 2022
Graded inspection: Good
17 June 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 above Essex median (2.4) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

41 applications · 13 places offered · 8 named it first

2026 3.2; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2022 3.3; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.8; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.9; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.2; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5
2017 3.1; Essex median median 2.6
2016 2.4; Essex median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Essex median median 2.7
2014 2.4; Essex median median 2.8

This school
Essex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	13	41	3.2	8	0.62
Sep 2025	9	23	2.6	9	1.00
Sep 2024	13	35	2.7	10	0.77
Sep 2023	13	37	2.9	12	0.92
Sep 2022	13	43	3.3	13	1.00
Sep 2021	15	42	2.8	14	0.93
Sep 2020	13	38	2.9	12	0.92
Sep 2019	14	31	2.2	9	0.64
Sep 2018	13	34	2.6	12	0.92
Sep 2017	9	28	3.1	9	1.00
Sep 2016	17	41	2.4	17	1.00
Sep 2015	13	27	2.1	12	0.92
Sep 2014	14	33	2.4	10	0.71

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 70% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard70%143rd of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard40%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth30%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	70%	0%	106	102
2023/24	47%	6%	101	101
2022/23	79%	21%	109	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Bradfield Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

3.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Stourview Church of England Primary Academy
2.2 km · Essex

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place
Wix and Wrabness Primary School
2.6 km · Essex

Good2022

2.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Highfields Primary School
4.3 km · Essex

Remains Outstanding2022

2.4applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Lawford Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
4.6 km · Essex

2026

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Brooklands Primary School
4.8 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Stutton Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Suffolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Tendring Primary School
5.3 km · Essex

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Great Oakley
5.7 km · Essex

Remains Good2023

1.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 114735 · 881/2044
Capacity: 120 pupils · 111 on roll
Free school meals: 14.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Heath Road, Bradfield, Manningtree, CO11 2UZ
Local authority: Essex · Tendring

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources