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Hillside Special School

Community special school · Sudbury · CO10 1NN

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Age range

Ages 4–19

Pupils

89

Local authority

Suffolk

Age range

Ages 4–19

05111619

Provision snapshot

Based on official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryNo Nursery Classes
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • BoardingNo boarders
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

Local context

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

Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Sudbury, Suffolk, 89 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 48.3%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty.

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

Overview

School type
Community special school
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Status
Open
URN
124903

Location

Address
Hitchcock Place
Postcode
CO10 1NN
Town
Sudbury
County
Suffolk
Local authority
Suffolk
District
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Size & intake

Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.

Pupils on roll
89
Boys / girls
62 / 27
School capacity
86
Capacity fill
89 / 86 (103%)
Free school meals
48.3%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed

School characteristics

Nursery provision
No Nursery Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Boarding
No boarders
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community special school

SEN & specialist provision

SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Special classes
Has Special Classes

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lizzi Murphy
Telephone
01787372808
Website
http://www.hillsidespecial.org.uk

Official links

Ofsted

Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.

Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-06-24

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)
0%
Higher standard (RWM)
0%

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.

Academic year 2023/24

Overall absence

11.0%

Persistent absence

28.0%

Unauthorised

1.1%

Authorised absence
9.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
6.1%
Enrolments in measure
82

Recent years

2022/23
Overall 12.6% · Persistent 44.4%
2021/22
Overall 10.8% · Persistent 38.0%

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England