Brimble Hill Special School

State-Funded School

brimble-hill-special-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon NorthConstituency

SN25 2NBPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Brimble Hill Special School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 2–11, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 124 pupils. Brimble Hill Special School is part of BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

65%

Asian

14%

Black

Mixed

13%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

124

Total Pupils

76%Boys

24%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

40%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 124
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: BRUNEL ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
18 Jan 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
20 Dec 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.