Nicholas Evens, Trev Bennett, Geoff Brookes

Thank you for visiting Breckenbrough School’s website, I hope that you find the information provided informative and helpful.

In my view, Breckenbrough is a very special place with staff that are committed to help our pupils succeed in all aspects of their development. Please read the articles and letters from past and present parents and students to get a flavour of how we work to achieve this.

Breckenbrough’s philosophy and ethos is based on the Quaker testaments of truth, equality, peace, simplicity and community. At the heart of what we do is ‘conflict resolution’; a way of working which helps us all to understand ourselves and others better through discussion, negotiation and compromise.

If I had to describe Breckenbrough School in one word then it would be that we are a ‘listening’ school, where we value the opinions and thoughts of all the people we work with.

If you would like to know more about the school or would like to arrange a visit, then please contact Diane Walker, who will be pleased to assist you.

Kind regards

Geoffrey Brookes

Breckenbrough School is a special educational needs residential school for boys which has established success in supporting pupils with a variety of conditions including autistic spectrum disorders, Asperger's syndrome, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), ADD (attention deficit disorder) and BESD (behavioural, emotional and social disorders). Boys with ADHD, ADD and BESD frequently experience great difficulties in mainstream schools, yet are often of above average intelligence and at Breckenbrough School they are helped to achieve their potential, despite their educational, social and emotional problems. The school consistently scores highly on value added tables. It is considered by Ofsted to be good value for money and to offer generally above average educational and social provision. The CSCI report (the Commission for Social Care Inspection) judged there to be good provision made by the school towards the outcomes listed in Every Child Matters.

Breckenbrough School is a registered charitable trust school with a Quaker (Society of Friends) trusteeship. The school was founded in 1934 by Arthur Fitch,a Quaker psychiatrist.  There is a school ethos of peaceful conflict resolution which establishes positive relationships between the staff and boys, allowing the pupils to achieve success in both GCSE examinations and future educational and career placements. A separate 'After Care' charity continues the support and help given to the boys through into later life and from this we know that the majority go on to success. The aim of the school is to ensure that the pupils, having moved towards coping with very difficult behavioural and emotional problems such as BESD, autistic spectrum disorders and Asperger's syndrome, will be able to establish themselves within society, educational institutions and work after leaving the school.