Bright Fields School
Retford · Nottinghamshire
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Bright Fields School is a send special school in Retford, Nottinghamshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
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School information
- Official name
- Bright Fields School
- Address
- South Leverton
- Postcode
- DN22 0DJ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newark
- URN (official identifier)
- 151871
- Establishment number
- 6051
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 5–19 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 10
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 40
- School type
- Independent special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Claire Bailey
- Official website
- www.sofinoeducation.com
- Telephone
- 07802417517
- Date opened
- 29 Aug 2025
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Bright Fields School
| 2025/26 | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 10 | 125,962 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | Not published | 23.7% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 11.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | Not published | 12.5% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
1 published inspection for Bright Fields School.
· Independent school standard inspection - first
Read report- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
Report published 20 Jul 2026
Source: Ofsted, Non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Last updated
- 6 Nov 2026