Breckenbrough SchoolCambian Spring Hill
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Breckenbrough School and Cambian Spring Hill.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Breckenbrough School was judged Good and Cambian Spring Hill was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 20.1 for Breckenbrough School and 13.0 for Cambian Spring Hill.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Breckenbrough School (23.3 in 2021-22, 20.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ThirskBreckenbrough School | RiponCambian Spring Hill | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Non-maintained special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 9-19 | 8-19 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 71 | 34 | |
| Capacity | 70 | 50 | |
| Location | Thirsk, YO7 4EN | Ripon, HG4 3HN | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 20.1 Stronger figure | 13.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 14.3% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0.0% | 14.3% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.04 Stronger figure | 0.50 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 9 | 7 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 72 | 35 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 17.9% | 0.0% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.4% | Not reported | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.6% | Not reported | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 30.5% | Not reported | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Breckenbrough School
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