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

Trips week 11th March to 17th March 2019

Year 10,11,12 and 13 – Ski trip, Italy, Saturday 9th March – Sunday 17th March Year 9 – France trip, Sunday 10th March – Wednesday 13th March Year 8 – Edinburgh day trip, Thursday 14th March Primary & Year 7– Eden Camp day trip, Thursday 14th March

School Announcement

It is with sadness but with our blessing that we share the news that Gavin Copland, our Deputy Headteacher, will be leaving us at the end of the Spring Term. Gavin has accepted an exciting opportunity in the role of Executive Headteacher within the Ruskin Trust, who we know will benefit from Gavin’s hard work, […]

Autumn 2018 Newsletter

Please find a PDF of our Autumn 2018 Newsletter here: Autumn 2018 Newsletter

Attendance & Engagement

Attendance Attendance Autumn Term 2018: 88.8% Attendance incorporating Integrated Starters: 93.2% Phased Transition and Integrated Starts When a student comes on roll at Breckenbrough, the transition into the school must be sensitively […]

"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