Parental Views

These quotations come from the recent Ofsted report, no parental comment has been omitted. They are entirely unedited and are all a testament to the dedication of staff to the development of every boy.

‘our son is thoroughly enjoying going to school, which is a first’

‘in the short time at the school we are seeing positive changes in our son’

‘our son needs to feel safe and be able to trust the adults at the school, this is a huge challenge for the school, and our son scores them nine out of ten which shows that they have achieved this’

‘the school has flexibility to meet our son’s needs in a creative way, restoring the essential foundations of health, safety and enjoyment, they have shown exceptional commitment and expertise’

‘our son makes exceptional progress with social skills, behaviour and education’

‘I now feel he has a future’

‘we are amazed at how quickly he has settled’.

‘he has gained confidence and is now being encouraged to learn’

Parents experience

‘Proud Parents jump for joy as they celebrate their son’s examination results. The seven years’ hard work that ‘J’ put in at Breckenbrough school finally paid off as he picked up no less than eight GCSEs at grade C or above, with a double A* for Science (the first ever at Breckenbrough). “I knew he could do it,” said a thrilled Mum; “So did I”, added Dad. When asked about how pleased his parents’ were at his success, ‘J’ quipped “If only they weren’t as Pretty as Punch …! ”’

‘K’s Mum. The words thank you can’t convey the tremendous impact the staff at Breckenbrough have made to our lives…’

‘My son has been at Breckenbrough from the age of 9. Prior to that he was backwards and forwards between a mainstream primary and a school for children with moderate learning difficulties …’

‘My son has been at Breckenbrough school right through his secondary education (up till 16). Being socially vulnerable, he would have been ‘eaten alive’ in mainstream secondary school …’

‘Our son came in at the beginning of year 6 as a troubled boy with very challenging behaviour and had reached the end of the line with his local primary school …’

‘Our son did not fit into the big school when he was eleven …’

‘Our son was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome with clinical demand avoidance when he was 5 years old and just about to start school …’