Hillside Special School
Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Sudbury, Suffolk
Hillside Special School is a special school in Sudbury, Suffolk for ages 4–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025.
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Key facts
- Address
- Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NN
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4–19
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 89 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 6.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 24 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love attending Hillside.”
- “They arrive at school with a smile on their face, ready for the day ahead.”
- “Caring staff greet pupils with a warm welcome and a ‘good morning’.”
To improve
- “However, there are some instances where the expertise of staff is less secure.”
- “Occasionally, their subject knowledge and the support that they provide are not as well matched to pupils’ needs as they could be.”
- “When this happens, pupils do not secure their understanding as well as the school would like.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
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