Breckenbrough School
Non-maintained special school in Thirsk (North Yorkshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
A very warm welcome to Breckenbrough School's website. Underpinning all that we do is our ethos of respect, understanding, tolerance and forgiveness which comes from our Quaker background. We deliberately avoid punishment and forced discipline, instead believing that resolution of conflict can come about through behaviour modelling and restorative justice.
Breckenbrough is a Non-Maintained Special School (NMSS) approved by the Secretary of State. We offer day and residential placements for boys with a range of complex needs, including Autism (ASC), Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), Tourette's Syndrome (TS) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Like our students, Breckenbrough is unique; offering a bespoke, special school approach in the delivery of our holistic 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 anxiety levels and specific needs to make holistic progress towards their individual outcomes. Our vision is to improve the Quality of Life for all our students in becoming healthy, happy and successful adults.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Climbing
- Swimming
- Restorative Practice
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 121765
- Type
- Non-maintained special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Boys
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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