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Chalk Hill

Academy special sponsor led · Sudbury · CO10 2SF

Ages 8–16 · 20 pupils · Suffolk

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Requires improvement

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2023-10-18

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill67%

20 pupils · 30 places

Pupils on roll
20
Boys / girls
20 / 0
School capacity
30
Capacity fill
20 / 30 (67%)
Free school meals
60%
FSM pupils
12
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy special sponsor led

Age range

Ages 8–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Academy trust
EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Sponsor
West Suffolk College
Headteacher
Ms Nicola Jennings

Location

Address
Cats Lane
Postcode
CO10 2SF
Town
Sudbury
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy special sponsor led, Ages 8–16, in Sudbury, Suffolk, 20 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 60%.

Open schools in Sudbury
23
Academies among open schools in Sudbury
48% (11)
Open schools in CO10
23
Open schools in Suffolk LA
366

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SudburyNear CO10

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM28.8%
    • Demand0.92

    0.2 miles away

  • Wells Hall Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Sudbury · CO10 0NH · Suffolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM18.1%
    • Demand1.10

    0.8 miles away

  • Thomas Gainsborough School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att848.4
    • P80.2
    • EM5+52%
    • Absence9.5%

    0.9 miles away

  • Ormiston Sudbury Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy sponsor led · Secondary

    Sudbury · CO10 1NW · Suffolk

    Ages 11–19

    • Att841.3
    • P8-0.3
    • EM5+32%
    • Absence8.8%

    0.9 miles away

  • Hillside Special School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community special school

    Sudbury · CO10 1NN · Suffolk

    Ages 4–19

    • KS20%
    • Absence11.0%
    • FSM48.3%

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Nicola Jennings
Telephone
01787373583
Website
https://easterneducationgroup.ac.uk/send/chalk-hill

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