Brackenfield School
Brackenfield School is an independent school in Harrogate for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 127 pupils and room for 179.
128 Duchy Road, Harrogate, HG1 2HE01423 508558brackenfieldschool.co.ukMr Joe Masterson headteacherAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 127 | 137 | 149 | 146 | 149 | 126 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% | 24% | 27% | 23% | 21% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duchy College | Independent | 0.7 miles | 436 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Western Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 478 | Outstanding 2024 | 87 | Compare |
| Harrogate Language Academy | Miscellaneous | 0.8 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harrogate Grammar School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 2,081 | Report card 2026 | 77 | Compare |
| Saltergate Junior School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 211 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Saltergate Infant School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 106 | Good 2024 | – | Compare |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 243 | Good 2024 | 74 | Compare |
| Rossett Acre Primary School | Academy | 1.2 miles | 424 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Brackenfield School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Brackenfield School yet.
How many pupils does Brackenfield School have?
127 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 179 places, so it is 71% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 128 Duchy Road, Harrogate, HG1 2HE
- Telephone
- 01423 508558
- Website
- www.brackenfieldschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Joe Masterson
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Ward
- Coppice Valley & Duchy
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 17 October 1977
- URN
- 121757 · LAESTAB 8156027 · UKPRN 10071107
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.