Bracken Hill School
Chartwell Road, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, NG17 7HZ
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Bracken Hill School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Askham
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 154
- Pupils on roll
- 168
- URN
- 122961
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Bracken Hill School was a community special school in Nottingham. It taught children aged 4 to 18 and had 168 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Bracken Hill School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -7.60 | - |
| Maths progress | -8.10 | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Trends over time
How Bracken Hill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 154 |
| 2023/24 | 168 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.3%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.8%
- Persistent absence
- 32.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bracken Hill School0.0 miles
Academies · Nottingham
-
Fountaindale School2.2 miles
Academies · Mansfield
-
Westbourne School2.3 miles
Special schools · Sutton-in-Ashfield
-
Portland College2.4 miles
Other types · Mansfield
-
Pollyteach Limited2.5 miles
Special schools · Mansfield
Other schools in Nottingham
- Bestwood Village School Special schools
- Bracken Hill School Academies
- Brackenfield Special School Special schools
- Carlton Digby School Special schools
- Clayfield House Other types
- CP Riverside School Free Schools
- Crisp Vocational Provision Special schools
- Denewood Academy Academies
- Endeavour Academy Academies
- Foxwood Academy Academies
- Longdale Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre Special schools
- Nethergate Academy Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Bracken Hill School teach?
- Bracken Hill School taught children aged 4 to 18. It was a special school in Nottingham.
- Has Bracken Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bracken Hill School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Bracken Hill School?
- Bracken Hill School had 168 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- How have Bracken Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bracken Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bracken Hill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 9 July 2024.