Brimble Hill Special School
Tadpole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon, SN25 2NB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Dr Katie Cook
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Brunel Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Swindon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 94
- Pupils on roll
- 124
- URN
- 143013
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793493900
About this school
Brimble Hill Special School is a special academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Brimble Hill Special School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 11 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.70 | - | - |
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.
Trends over time
How Brimble Hill Special 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 | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 114 |
| 2023/24 | 103 |
| 2024/25 | 122 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 21 November 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report22 September 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.7%
- English as an additional language
- 19.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.85%
- Persistent absence
- 39.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Uplands School0.2 miles
Academies · Swindon
-
Churchward School1.1 miles
Free Schools · Swindon
-
Compass Community School Wheatley Park1.6 miles
Special schools · Swindon
-
St Luke's Academy2.3 miles
Academies · Swindon
-
EOTAS Swindon2.6 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
- Aspris Ridgeway School Special schools
- Churchward School Free Schools
- Compass Community School Wheatley Park Special schools
- Connex Special schools
- Crowdys Hill School Special schools
- EOTAS Swindon Local authority maintained schools
- Nyland School Academies
- St Luke's Academy Academies
- The Chalet School Academies
- Uplands School Academies
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Brimble Hill Special School teach?
- Brimble Hill Special School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a special school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Brimble Hill Special School?
- The headteacher of Brimble Hill Special School is Dr Katie Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Brimble Hill Special School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brimble Hill Special School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Brimble Hill Special School?
- Brimble Hill Special School has 124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Brimble Hill Special School full?
- Brimble Hill Special School has capacity for 94 pupils and 124 on roll (132%), 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 Brimble Hill Special School a faith school?
- No. Brimble Hill Special School has no designated religious character.
- Is Brimble Hill Special School part of an academy trust?
- Brimble Hill Special School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Brimble Hill Special School have?
- The schools register lists Brimble Hill Special School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Brimble Hill Special 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 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Brimble Hill Special School's absence rate?
- Brimble Hill Special School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brimble Hill Special School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brimble Hill Special 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 2 July 2026.