Brimble Hill Special School is a school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 10.3%, which is 6.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Tadpole Lane, Swindon, SN25 2NB
Website: https://www.brimblehillschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01793493900
School Type: Academy special converter
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Alison Paul
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 143013

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 85
Number of Pupils: 98
Number of Boys: 74
Number of Girls: 24

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 10.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 32.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -8 to 0.5
Writing
Average: -3.5 Confidence interval -7.4 to 0.5
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -7.6 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Red Oaks Primary School
Redhouse Way , SN25 2AN 		3out of 4 265 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Oakhurst Community Primary School
Pioneer Road , Oakhurst SN25 2HY 		3out of 4 600 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Tadpole Farm CofE Primary Academy
Greene Street , Tadpole Garden Village SN25 2QS 		3out of 4 670 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Orchid Vale Primary School
Torun Way , Haydon End SN25 1UG 		- not rated 867 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Francis CofE Primary School
Aiken Road , Taw Hill SN25 1UH 		4out of 4 1,089 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbey Park School
The Learning Campus , Redhouse Way SN25 2ND 		1out of 4 321 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Great Western Academy
William Morris Way , Tadpole Garden Village SN25 2PP 		- not rated 1,502 yd Free schools Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nova Hreod Academy
Akers Way , Moredon SN2 2NQ 		3out of 4 3,055 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brimble Hill Special School
Tadpole Lane , Redhouse SN25 2NB 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Uplands School
The Learning Campus , Tadpole Lane SN25 2NB 		4out of 4 352 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Churchward School
William Morris Way , SN25 2PP 		- not rated 1,848 yd Free schools special Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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