Bramfield House School
Walpole Road, Bramfield, Halesworth, IP19 9AB
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Leigh Bailey
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 136
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 124879
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01986784235
About this school
Bramfield House School is a boys' independent special school in Halesworth. It teaches children aged 7 to 16 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Bramfield House School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Bramfield House School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1970, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 | 15 | 34 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.3 | 9.4 | 3.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bramfield House 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.3 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 112 |
| 2023/24 | 111 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 138
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saint Felix School6.9 miles
Independent schools · Southwold
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Summerhill School7.4 miles
Independent schools · Leiston
-
Compass Community School Aylward Park7.8 miles
Special schools
-
Framlingham College8.8 miles
Independent schools · Woodbridge
-
Castle EAST School10.0 miles
Free Schools · Bungay
Other schools in Halesworth
Common questions
- What year groups does Bramfield House School teach?
- Bramfield House School teaches children aged 7 to 16. It is a special school in Halesworth.
- Who is the headteacher of Bramfield House School?
- The headteacher of Bramfield House School is Mr Leigh Bailey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bramfield House School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Bramfield House 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 big is Bramfield House School?
- Bramfield House School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 16.
- Is Bramfield House School full?
- Bramfield House School has capacity for 136 pupils and 138 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Bramfield House School a faith school?
- No. Bramfield House School has no designated religious character.
- How have Bramfield House School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.3 in 2022/23 and 3.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Bramfield House School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bramfield House 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 24 July 2026.