Is Hillside Special School a good school?

Ofsted inspected the school on 24 June 2025 and graded each area separately, with quality of education judged Good. The profile sets out the figures behind this.

What are Hillside Special School's SATs results?

In the 2025 Key Stage 2 tests (SATs), 0% of pupils at Hillside Special School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England: 62%).

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Hillside Special School

Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NN

Ofsted: Strong

Independent

Phase

Capacity

4-19

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 24 June 2025.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour & attitudes: Outstanding
Personal development: Outstanding
Leadership & management: Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2025-26

Cohort Size: 8

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 86
Boys: 62 (70%)
Girls: 27 (30%)
Capacity: 94 (95% full)
SEND: 100.0%
FSM Eligible: 45.2%
EAL: 5.8%
SEN with EHC Plan: 100.0%
SEN Support: 0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 7.1:1
Teachers (FTE): 12.1
Budget per Pupil: £25,901/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate: 10.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 26.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Community special school
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 84.7%
White Other: 7.1%
Black Other: 2.4%
Other: 2.4%
Mixed Other: 1.2%
Asian Indian: 1.2%
Black African: 1.2%

84.7%

White British

7.1%

White Other

2.4%

Black Other

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

01787372808

admin@hillside.suffolk.sch.uk

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Hitchcock Place

Sudbury, East of England

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Administrative

URN: 124903
UKPRN: 10015741
Establishment No.: 7002

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