Gable End
Gable End is an independent special school in Hitcham for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 1 pupils and room for 8.
Fen Lane, Hitcham, IP7 7NL01449 744928Mr Gorton Wilmans education managerAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
2 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 100% | 80% | 83% | 30% | 82% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 20% | 17% | 70% | 18% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bildeston Primary School | Council | 1.3 miles | 117 | Good 2022 | 74 | Compare |
| Old Buckenham Hall School | Independent | 2.3 miles | 199 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Centre Academy East Anglia | Independent (grammar) | 2.3 miles | 103 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Whatfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 3.7 miles | 44 | Good 2023 | 5 | Compare |
| Ringshall School | Academy | 3.8 miles | 117 | Good 2023 | 80 | Compare |
| Great Finborough Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Church of England | 4.2 miles | 108 | Good 2022 | 33 | Compare |
| Finborough School | Independent | 4.6 miles | 716 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kersey Church of England Primary School | Academy | 4.6 miles | 40 | Good 2024 | 11 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Gable End a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Gable End yet.
How many pupils does Gable End have?
1 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 8 places, so it is 13% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Fen Lane, Hitcham, IP7 7NL
- Telephone
- 01449 744928
- Education Manager
- Mr Gorton Wilmans
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- North West Cosford
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 September 2005 (new provision)
- URN
- 130855 · LAESTAB 9356085 · UKPRN 10015512
- Formerly
- Acorn Cottage The Lodge
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.