Hillside Special School
Other · Community special school · Ages 4–19 · Sudbury, Suffolk
Hillside Special School is an other school in Sudbury, Suffolk for ages 4–19 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 24 June 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NN
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–19
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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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