What did Ofsted judge Sun Academy Bradwell's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged Sun Academy Bradwell's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend Sun Academy Bradwell?

Sun Academy Bradwell has 167 pupils on roll.

What ages does Sun Academy Bradwell take?

Sun Academy Bradwell admits pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Sun Academy Bradwell located?

Sun Academy Bradwell is located in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 8JN, Staffordshire.

How do I apply to Sun Academy Bradwell?

Sun Academy Bradwell is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

How are Reception places decided at Sun Academy Bradwell?

When Sun Academy Bradwell has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Children whose siblings live at the same address, currently attend the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the point of admission. For the purposes of these admission arrangements a sibling is classed as children living permanently at the same address as a child already attending the academy and either have one or both parents in common, are related by a parent's marriage or civil relationship, are adopted or fostered by a common parent, or are related to children who live at the same address whose parents live as partners. If children of multiple births (twins and triplets etc) require admission in the same year group and there is only a single place left within the PAN, the school will offer places above the PAN, as permitted by the Infant class size rules; 3. Children of staff — Children of permanent teaching and support staff at the academy who have been employed at the academy for 2 years or more at the time of application, or a member of staff who is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage at the same academy, and 1 further criteria. 22 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: If, following the application of the oversubscription criteria, two or more applicants are judged to have equal priority for the final place at an academy, random allocation will be used to determine who receives the place. Where random allocation is used, the names of the applicants will be entered into a hat and a name will be selected from the hat by someone independent of the academy. An exception is where the applicants judged to be of equal priority live at the same address, in which case the academy will admit them all.

What is the largest ethnic background at Sun Academy Bradwell?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 79% of pupils at Sun Academy Bradwell are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Sun Academy Bradwell

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings — Children whose siblings live at the same address, currently attend the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the point of admission. For the purposes of these admission arrangements a sibling is classed as children living permanently at the same address as a child already attending the academy and either have one or both parents in common, are related by a parent's marriage or civil relationship, are adopted or fostered by a common parent, or are related to children who live at the same address whose parents live as partners. If children of multiple births (twins and triplets etc) require admission in the same year group and there is only a single place left within the PAN, the school will offer places above the PAN, as permitted by the Infant class size rules.
3Children of staff — Children of permanent teaching and support staff at the academy who have been employed at the academy for 2 years or more at the time of application, or a member of staff who is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage at the same academy.
4Distance — Other children by distance from the academy, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the academy (as measured by a straight-line distance) from the child's property address point to the academy's property address point.

If two applications tie: If, following the application of the oversubscription criteria, two or more applicants are judged to have equal priority for the final place at an academy, random allocation will be used to determine who receives the place. Where random allocation is used, the names of the applicants will be entered into a hat and a name will be selected from the hat by someone independent of the academy. An exception is where the applicants judged to be of equal priority live at the same address, in which case the academy will admit them all.

PAN is for Reception (entry year). Waiting lists are ranked by oversubscription criteria, not by date. Children admitted via Fair Access Protocol take precedence over waiting list.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.

Sun Academy Bradwell: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sun Academy Bradwell's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Sun Academy Bradwell's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Sun Academy Bradwell?: Sun Academy Bradwell has 167 pupils on roll.
What ages does Sun Academy Bradwell take?: Sun Academy Bradwell admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Sun Academy Bradwell located?: Sun Academy Bradwell is located in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 8JN, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to Sun Academy Bradwell?: Sun Academy Bradwell is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Sun Academy Bradwell?: When Sun Academy Bradwell has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Children whose siblings live at the same address, currently attend the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the point of admission. For the purposes of these admission arrangements a sibling is classed as children living permanently at the same address as a child already attending the academy and either have one or both parents in common, are related by a parent's marriage or civil relationship, are adopted or fostered by a common parent, or are related to children who live at the same address whose parents live as partners. If children of multiple births (twins and triplets etc) require admission in the same year group and there is only a single place left within the PAN, the school will offer places above the PAN, as permitted by the Infant class size rules; 3. Children of staff — Children of permanent teaching and support staff at the academy who have been employed at the academy for 2 years or more at the time of application, or a member of staff who is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage at the same academy, and 1 further criteria. 22 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: If, following the application of the oversubscription criteria, two or more applicants are judged to have equal priority for the final place at an academy, random allocation will be used to determine who receives the place. Where random allocation is used, the names of the applicants will be entered into a hat and a name will be selected from the hat by someone independent of the academy. An exception is where the applicants judged to be of equal priority live at the same address, in which case the academy will admit them all.
What is the largest ethnic background at Sun Academy Bradwell?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 79% of pupils at Sun Academy Bradwell are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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How places are decided at Sun Academy Bradwell

When there are more applications than places for 2026-27 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.
2Siblings — Children whose siblings live at the same address, currently attend the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the point of admission. For the purposes of these admission arrangements a sibling is classed as children living permanently at the same address as a child already attending the academy and either have one or both parents in common, are related by a parent's marriage or civil relationship, are adopted or fostered by a common parent, or are related to children who live at the same address whose parents live as partners. If children of multiple births (twins and triplets etc) require admission in the same year group and there is only a single place left within the PAN, the school will offer places above the PAN, as permitted by the Infant class size rules.
3Children of staff — Children of permanent teaching and support staff at the academy who have been employed at the academy for 2 years or more at the time of application, or a member of staff who is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage at the same academy.
4Distance — Other children by distance from the academy, with priority for admission given to children who live nearest to the academy (as measured by a straight-line distance) from the child's property address point to the academy's property address point.

PAN is for Reception (entry year). Waiting lists are ranked by oversubscription criteria, not by date. Children admitted via Fair Access Protocol take precedence over waiting list.

Sun Academy Bradwell: key facts

What did Ofsted judge Sun Academy Bradwell's overall effectiveness to be?: Ofsted judged Sun Academy Bradwell's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in July 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in February 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.
How many pupils attend Sun Academy Bradwell?: Sun Academy Bradwell has 167 pupils on roll.
What ages does Sun Academy Bradwell take?: Sun Academy Bradwell admits pupils aged 3 to 11.
Where is Sun Academy Bradwell located?: Sun Academy Bradwell is located in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, ST5 8JN, Staffordshire.
How do I apply to Sun Academy Bradwell?: Sun Academy Bradwell is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.
How are Reception places decided at Sun Academy Bradwell?: When Sun Academy Bradwell has more applications than places for 2026-27, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted; 2. Siblings — Children whose siblings live at the same address, currently attend the academy and who will still be attending the academy at the point of admission. For the purposes of these admission arrangements a sibling is classed as children living permanently at the same address as a child already attending the academy and either have one or both parents in common, are related by a parent's marriage or civil relationship, are adopted or fostered by a common parent, or are related to children who live at the same address whose parents live as partners. If children of multiple births (twins and triplets etc) require admission in the same year group and there is only a single place left within the PAN, the school will offer places above the PAN, as permitted by the Infant class size rules; 3. Children of staff — Children of permanent teaching and support staff at the academy who have been employed at the academy for 2 years or more at the time of application, or a member of staff who is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage at the same academy, and 1 further criteria. 22 places were offered at this entry point for 2026-27. Tie-break: If, following the application of the oversubscription criteria, two or more applicants are judged to have equal priority for the final place at an academy, random allocation will be used to determine who receives the place. Where random allocation is used, the names of the applicants will be entered into a hat and a name will be selected from the hat by someone independent of the academy. An exception is where the applicants judged to be of equal priority live at the same address, in which case the academy will admit them all.
What is the largest ethnic background at Sun Academy Bradwell?: According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 79% of pupils at Sun Academy Bradwell are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

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