# Bracken Hill School

Bracken Hill School is a special school in Ashfield, for pupils aged 4 to 18.

It had 176 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E149708. [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 4 to 18
- Pupils: 176
- Council: Ashfield
- URN: 149708

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, November 2021
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 25 November 2021
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Bracken Hill School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Ashfield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 41.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 34% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 55.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 16 | – | – |

Bracken Hill School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Abbey Hill Primary & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-hill-primary-and-nursery-e150098): 50 m. Primary. Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Morven Park Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morven-park-primary-and-nursery-school-e122717): 360 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Outwood Academy Kirkby](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-kirkby-e149429): 700 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Kingsway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsway-primary-school-e149526): 900 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The West Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-west-park-academy-e144885): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Greenwood Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenwood-primary-and-nursery-school-e143295): 1.9 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/149708)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/149708)

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