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Hillside Special School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–19 · Community special school
Hitchcock Place, Sudbury CO10 1NN · hillsidespecial.org.uk · 01787 372808
On the mapSearch near CO10 1NN
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 89
- 95% of 94 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| Reading | n/a | 106 | |
| Maths | n/a | 105 | |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 | |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | hidden | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | hidden | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | hidden | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | hidden | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | hidden | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | Since 2015/16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 60 | −7 |
| Other education | 30 | +13 |
| Activity not captured | 10 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Hillside Special School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 23
- 27% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 61% who raised concerns
based on the 17% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (100%) with SEND