Breckenbrough | Residential School for Boys with Special Needs

The school where individuality flourishes

Life at Breckenbrough

Please click here to learn about life at Breckenbrough and how our students develop and progress in school and beyond. Also details of news and events, fundraising and a tour of Breckenbrough.

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Please click here for information about the school timetable including academic and social curriculum, subjects, boarding details and support provision offered. Also information on trips and visits and pupil support in and out of school.

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Essential Information

Please click here for information on policies; practice and processes; school governance; external agencies and guidance including NMS and Ofsted. Also details about schools admissions, our local offer and how to contact us.

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What makes us special?

Like our students, Breckenbrough is unique; offering a bespoke, special school approach in delivering the national curriculum. We pride ourselves in being a ‘specialist’ school, providing a nurturing, supportive and low stress environment to help our students learn to manage their behaviours and make social and academic progress.

We aim to support our students to achieve two key goals during their time here:

To be themselves, aspire and be successful.
To develop strategies and coping mechanisms to move towards a level of self-actualisation in order to thrive in the neurotypical world.

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Latest News and Events from Breckenbrough School

Aldi’s Kit for Schools

Aldi’s Kit for Schools Posters arrived in schools 2–3 September 2019. If you have any questions, or can’t find your poster, please check out our FAQs. Taking part Collect, explore and win with Aldi’s Kit for Schools! 1. Collect. All eligible schools have been sent a sticker poster, addressed to the head, or the teacher who pre-ordered your pack. Check your […]

Term dates 2019/2020

Please find a PDF of our term dates for the 2019/20 academic year here: Term dates 2019 2020

France Trip March 2019

Visit to the Somme Battlefields March 2019 Setting off from the school at midnight is rarely an ideal scenario for a good night’s sleep. Thankfully, most of us managed the odd “petit somme” on the coach. Sitting on a stationary coach whilst shuttling along under the channel is always a surreal experience – I think […]

Attendance & Engagement

Attendance Attendance for 2018/19: 84.5% Attendance for 2018/19 incorporating Integrated Starts: 91.3% Phased Transition and Integrated Starts When a student comes on roll at Breckenbrough, the transition into the school must be sensitively managed with a coordinated approach involving the family and other professionals. The vast majority of our cohort have experienced a lengthy period […]

"Students’ individuality is celebrated. This helps to build relationships between staff and students based on respect and trust. As a result, students enjoy spending time with staff and sharing hobbies such as the school motocross track. As students’ self-belief improves, they gain the social skills and confidence to undertake activities such as skiing holidays and meals out. One student commented: `I could not go out for meals with my
family, and now I can.’"

Ofsted Inspection report for Residential Special School March 2017 - Outstanding in all areas