Suffolk special school nurtures the learning and life skills of boys with social, emotional and mental health issues.
Bramfield House School has won praise for its approach to building boys’ confidence. Picture: Bramfield House School
Bramfield House School has won praise for its approach to building boys’ confidence. Picture: Bramfield House School

Teachers create a therapeutic environment that helps pupils achieve good outcomes whatever their academic abilities

Results at GCSE level outperform similar settings and no young person has left without a job, training or college place

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Achieving success by any means is a common saying at Bramfield House School, an independent education setting for boys with social, emotional and mental health issues in Suffolk.

Another often-used mantra is “only the best is good enough for the boys”, according to Davina Bell, who has overseen a number of positive changes at the school since she was appointed head teacher in 2019.

“We have an approach where we’ll do anything to help [the boys] to succeed,” she says. “We never give up and there’s always more that we can do to support young people.”

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