Best 3 Not applicable schools in Babergh – comparison
Comparison of not applicable schools: Hillside Special School (Not applicable) in Sudbury; The Bridge School (Not applicable) in Ipswich; Chalk Hill (Not applicable) in Sudbury — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Hillside Special School, The Bridge School and Chalk Hill. They are not applicable phase and community special school, academy special sponsor led and academy alternative provision sponsor led type located around Sudbury, Suffolk and Ipswich, Suffolk. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (Hillside Special School), published Feb 2014. The lowest is 3 (Chalk Hill), published Dec 2023. The most recent inspection on record is for Chalk Hill (Dec 2023). average roll around ≈ 100, combined total ≈ 300, typical FSM 55–60%, range 40–45%–75–80%; spread across trusts such as UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP and EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST.
| Attribute |
Hillside Special School
CO10 1NN
|
The Bridge School
IP8 3ND
|
Chalk Hill
CO10 2SF
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Not applicable • Community special school | Not applicable • Academy special sponsor led | Not applicable • Academy alternative provision sponsor led |
| Location |
Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1NN |
Ipswich Suffolk IP8 3ND |
Sudbury Suffolk CO10 2SF |
| Latest Ofsted | 1 12 Feb 2014 | 2 19 Sep 2023 | 3 7 Dec 2023 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 0 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 40–45% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 75–80% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 86 | — | 30 |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | — | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Suffolk (935) | UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST |
| Website | www.hillsidespecial.org.uk | www.thebridgeschool.org.uk | easterneducationgroup.ac.uk |
| Telephone | 01787372808 | 01473556200 | 01787373583 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Community special school
- Location
- Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 1NN - Ofsted
- 1 12 Feb 2014
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Suffolk (935)
- Website
- www.hillsidespecial.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01787372808
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy special sponsor led
- Location
- Ipswich
Suffolk
IP8 3ND - Ofsted
- 2 19 Sep 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 40–45% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Website
- www.thebridgeschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01473556200
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Location
- Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 2SF - Ofsted
- 3 7 Dec 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 0 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 75–80% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
- Website
- easterneducationgroup.ac.uk
- Telephone
- 01787373583
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