Hillside Special School
Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NNOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hillside Special School is a special school in Sudbury for ages 4 to 19. It is one of the 357 schools in Suffolk. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 June 2025, report published 8 September 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
12 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
89 pupils on roll, with places for 86
Schools near Hillside Special School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Hill | 1 mile | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Not published |
| The Ryes College | 5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 3.8 |
| Teaseldown School | 8 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Yellow House School | 8 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 6.6 |
| Gable End | 9 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lizzi Murphy
- Phone
- 01787372808
- Address
- Hitchcock Place, Sudbury, CO10 1NN
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- URN
- 124903
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.