# Brandles School

Brandles School is a special school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 11 to 16.

It had 71 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E147679. [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special sponsor led
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Pupils: 71
- Council: North Hertfordshire
- URN: 147679

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Brandles School was 5.5, against 49.0 in North Hertfordshire and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | North Hertfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 5.5 | 49.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 49.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 67.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 14 | – | – |

Brandles 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.
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.

- [The Knights Templar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-knights-templar-school-e136608): 280 m. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Mary's Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-infants-school-e117384): 470 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023
- [Weston Way Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-way-nursery-school-e117065): 480 m. Nursery. Outstanding (overall), March 2024
- [St Mary's Junior Mixed School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-junior-mixed-school-e117385): 530 m. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St John Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-roman-catholic-primary-school-e138316): 750 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2023. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hartsfield-junior-mixed-and-infant-school-e117376): 930 m. Primary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 64% 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/147679)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/147679)

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