Breckenbrough School
Other · Non-maintained special school · Ages 9–19 · Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Breckenbrough School is an other school in Thirsk, North Yorkshire for ages 9–19 (non-maintained special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 30 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Sandhutton, Thirsk, YO7 4EN
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 9–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 71 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 5.6% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 30 April 2024
Strengths
- “Breckenbrough School is a calm and nurturing place.”
- “Pupils benefit from warm relationships and an ethos of positively resolving conflict.”
- “This helps them to regulate and improve their behaviour.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, the school has not matched assessment to the curriculum it has designed.”
- “This limits the depth of understanding staff have about pupils’ learning and progress.”
- “In addition, the curriculums in the primary and secondary phases are not linked effectively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 0% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 20.1 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Darwin School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Queen Mary's School 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Dales School 6.6 mi Standards maintained
- Cundall Manor School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hambleton/Richmondshire Pupil Referral Service 6.8 mi Not judged
- Mowbray Academy 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cambian Spring Hill 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Aysgarth School 11.5 mi No Ofsted grade