Bradfields Academy

State-Funded School

bradfields-academy-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME5 0LBPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Bradfields Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Medway, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 452 pupils. Bradfields Academy is part of FORTIS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

452

Total Pupils

64%Boys

36%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 452
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: FORTIS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 30 November 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2017	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.