86
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
26%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Performance data for special schools may use different measures or have limited headline GCSE publication.
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding
Ofsted inspection · 21/09/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeSpecial school
Pupil : teacher ratio7.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Hillside Special School · All-through · Suffolk
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
86
Pupil : teacher ratio
7.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
100%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
26%
Contact
Address
Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NN
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 86 | 7.7 | 100% | 6% | 45% | 11% | 26% |
| 2023/24 | 85 | 7.9 | 100% | 6% | 42% | 11% | 28% |
| 2022/23 | 85 | 7.8 | 100% | 7% | 45% | 13% | 44% |
| 2021/22 | 83 | 9.1 | 100% | 7% | 42% | 11% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 89 | 9.5 | 100% | 6% | 43% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 92 | 8.9 | 100% | 8% | 37% | 9% | 25% |
| 2017/18 | 83 | 7.9 | 100% | 7% | 41% | 12% | 23% |
| 2016/17 | 76 | 8.5 | 100% | 0% | 39% | 10% | 33% |
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