News & Blogs
Please browse our news page for events happening in school alongside insights from our staff team who regularly produce blogs.
- 16/07/26
Brackenfield School's Year 6 achieve 1st choice place at prestigious senior schools
We are extremely proud of our pupils for achieving senior school places at an array of prestigious senior schools.Read Full Story - 03/07/26
Brackenfield School achieves commendation
Independent Schools of the Year Awards recognises Brackenfield SchoolRead Full Story - 30/06/26
Brackenfield School's Performing Arts provision
The sheer breadth of opportunity to be involved in the Performing Arts is what we feel sets our exceptional provision apart.Read Full Story - 05/06/26
Brackenfield School's recent Art Week & exhibition and Spelling Bee competition enable pupils to embrace the Growth Mindset theory
This theory, espoused by psychologist Carol Dweck is best summarised in her words: “This growth mindset is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.”Read Full Story - 27/05/26
Financial literacy is a vital and embedded part of Brackenfield School's curriculum
At Brackenfield School, part of the Forfar Education family of schools, financial literacy is a vital and embedded part of our curriculum, equipping pupils with the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need to make informed and effective financial decisions throughout their lives.Read Full Story - 26/05/26
Brackenfield challenges trend across educational sector of offering fewer school trips by taking Year 4 for adventurous residential in Yorkshire Dales
Brackenfield's Year 4 have recently enjoyed an exhilarating and bonding residential trip to Bewerley Park in the Yorkshire DalesRead Full Story - 13/05/26
Brackenfield School is thrilled to be announced as a finalist in the YourHarrogate, Local Hero Awards 2026.
Proudly nominated for an "Active School" award in recognition of its strong community connections, this nomination was particularly special as Community is one of the school's four Mission Areas, we spoke to Year 6 pupils..Read Full Story - 27/03/26
Brackenfield School pupil is winner in Forfar Education Writing Competition
Pupil success at Brackenfield School has been celebrated following the results of the Forfar Education Writing Competition, which brought together young writers from across its international network of schools.Read Full Story - 10/03/26
Brackenfield School are finalists in Forfar debating contest
Brackenfield School recently competed against St Helen’s College, London in a fiercely contested inter-school Forfar Education debating online competition.Read Full Story - 02/03/26
Brackenfield School hosts Careers Fair for Year 5&6 pupils
Members of Brackenfield School’s parent body delivered seminars that engaged and inspired pupils in Year 5&6.Read Full Story - 27/02/26
STEM Week - Discovery and Exploration
At Brackenfield, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is embedded in the curriculum throughout the year but once a year, during STEM Week, learning is spotlighted with an action-packed celebration of curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning.Read Full Story - 03/02/26
Contemplating a Brackenfield School education? Why it offers children the very best start.
Brackenfield is unique in Harrogate, as it is not directly associated with any senior school. Pupils leaving us in Year 6 have the choice of a range of independent and state secondary schools and the Brackenfield team work to support families to achieve their child's first choice senio...Read Full Story