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  • 26/09/25

    Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Expedition

    Twenty of our students recently took on the challenge of completing their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, beginning with a full day of training. During this session, they learned essential skills such as map reading, route planning, campcraft, and teamwork, preparing them for the adventure ahe...
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  • 24/09/25

    Sports & PE update

    Upcoming Fixtures 01/10/2025 (Weds) – Year 8 Rugby vs Edgbarrow (Away at Edgbarrow) 01/10/2025 (Weds) – Year 11 Netball vs Edgbarrow (Away at Edgbarrow) 02/10/2025 (Thurs) – Year 7 Rugby vs Edgbarrow (Away at Edgbarrow) 07/10/2025 (Tues) – Year 10 Netball...
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  • 22/09/25

    Friends of Brakenhale - Welcome back to school

    Thank you to everyone for their support for our Summer raffle and the postponed Summer Festival. We raised £918! Thank you and well done. We have our Autumn Quiz coming up on October 10th. This is a family quiz where everyone is invited. We have some great Boo Basket Prizes for th...
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  • 17/09/25

    Sixth Form update

    The start of a new academic year is always an exciting one! For our new Year 12 cohort, this marks a fresh beginning as members of our Post-16 community. For some of you, it means continuing subjects you enjoyed at Key Stage 4, while for others it involves taking on brand new courses and ex...
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  • 12/09/25

    Your Voice, Your School: Student Leadership Elections 2025

    We are excited to announce the launch of our student leadership elections at Brakenhale School, marking an important opportunity for students to step up and make their voices heard. The process begins with elections for our Head Students, and we look forward to hearing from Sixth Form candi...
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  • 09/09/25

    Cadet STEM Day at Sandhurst

    Our cadets had the incredible opportunity to attend the Military International Drone Racing Tournament at the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. It was a day packed with innovation, excitement, and inspiration! The cadets watched in awe as top drone pilots from 10 different cou...
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  • 21/08/25

    Brakenhale School celebrates another year of excellent GCSE results

    Brakenhale School is proud to celebrate another year of excellent GCSE results, with continued improvement across all key measures and standout performances from many students. The school’s Attainment 8 score of 43.9 marks a significant year-on-year improvement, reflecting strong achievemen...
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  • 15/08/25

    Brakenhale Sixth Form Celebrates Incredible A-Level Results

    We’re incredibly proud to celebrate our Sixth Form students’ outstanding A-Level results today! This year, the percentage of students achieving A–A* grades has doubled and value added scores have increased by 0.46, reflecting the exceptional progress and attainment of our students...
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  • 22/07/25

    Creative Arts Highlights

    With the Year 11 and 13 exams completed and marks submitted to AQA, June was our opportunity to focus on our Year 10s and 12, as well as start to plan our KS3 projects for next year. We also had our A Level and GCSE Moderation visits take place: this is where an AQA external moderator visits...
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  • 17/07/25

    Performing Arts Highlights

    World Music Day To celebrate World Music Day our performing Arts department led the students in performing some expert dance moves to Afro beats and Bhangra music. A huge number of students joined in from across all year groups and it was great to see so much expression and enthusiasm on...
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  • 17/07/25

    Annual Presentation of Summer Awards

    On Wednesday 16th July we were delighted that so many students and guests could join us for this special evening to celebrate both their own and other students’ personal and academic achievements over the year. Our guest speaker was none other than Will Smith, CEO of Greenshaw Learning Trus...
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  • 13/07/25

    Sixth Form update

    Birds of Prey As part of Brakenhale's ongoing Wellbeing Programme, a select group of students had the opportunity to engage with Birds of Prey. This unique and exciting experience offered a wonderful chance to connect with nature, delve into the fascinating world of ornithology, and e...
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