Hillside Special School
Community special school in Sudbury, Suffolk.
School details
| Type | Community special school |
|---|---|
| Age range | 4 to 19 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 89 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 94 |
| Free school meals | 48.30% |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1NN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.hillsidespecial.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01787372808 |
| URN | 124903 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 June 2025, published 8 September 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 21 September 2023, outcome: School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Chalk Hill (special school, about 1.6 km)
- Langham Oaks (special school, about 18.1 km)
- Churchill Special Free School (special school, about 19.2 km)
- Riverwalk School (special school, about 19.7 km)
- Lexden Springs School (special school, about 19.8 km)
- Kingswode Hoe School (special school, about 20.4 km)
- Priory School (special school, about 22.2 km)
- Sir Peter Hall School (special school, about 22.2 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.