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Churchill Special Free School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 9–18 · Special free school
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill CB9 0LB · churchillschool.co.uk · 01440 760338
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 34.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Pupils
- 82
- 87% of 94 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 34.1, and 15.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 25% 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 | |||
| ▼25% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
hidden: too few pupils to publish
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼34.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼15.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼38.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼1.60 | 4.09 |
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 63.6 | +36.3 |
| Other education | 18.2 | +9.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.1 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 9.1 | 0 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Churchill Special Free School was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Outstanding, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 15
- 21% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 100% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (100%) with SEND