Top marks for Quaker school

Breckenbrough rated ‘outstanding’ in two of four areas in a recent Ofsted inspection

Breckenbrough, a Quaker school for boys with learning and behavioural difficulties, was rated ‘outstanding’ in two of four areas in a recent Ofsted inspection.  The North Yorkshire school was rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ on ‘outcomes for residential pupils’ and ‘quality of residential provision and care’. 

The Ofsted report praises the ‘high levels of emotional and practical support’, which ‘helps equip residential pupils with the skills and support they require to face up to, and overcome, the challenges they may face in life’.

The school was founded by the Quaker psychologist Arthur Fitch. It is firmly underpinned by Quaker principles and has a Quaker-led governing body. It uses conflict resolution in the education of boys with a variety of conditions, including Asperger’s Syndrome and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

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