Hillside Special SchoolThe Ryes College

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sudbury.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Hillside Special School and The Ryes College in Sudbury.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Hillside Special School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hillside Special School versus The Ryes College compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SudburyHillside Special SchoolSudburyThe Ryes CollegeEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: Strong
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range4-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll86 29
Capacity86 36
LocationSudbury, CO10 1NN Sudbury, CO10 5NA
GCSE results
Attainment 8Not reported3.8 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & mathsNot reported0.0% 64.8%
Entering EBaccNot reported0.0% 40.5%
EBacc average point scoreNot reported0.13 4.09
Cohort4 9
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census86 29
Free school meals (ever 6)45.2% 0.0%
English as an additional language5.8% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence10.9% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence26.3% Not reported15.8%

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Hillside Special School

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