Gable End
Fen Lane, Hitcham, IP7 7NL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Education Manager
- Mr Gorton Wilmans
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 12
- Pupils on roll
- 1
- URN
- 130855
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Telephone
- 01449744928
About this school
Gable End is an independent special school in Hitcham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Gable End under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Gable End has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Gable End has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 2 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Old Buckenham Hall School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Ipswich
-
Centre Academy East Anglia2.3 miles
Special schools · Ipswich
-
Finborough School4.6 miles
Independent schools · Stowmarket
-
Acorn Cottage The Lodge5.1 miles
Special schools · Ipswich
-
OA - Suffolk5.6 miles
Academies · Stowmarket
Common questions
- What ages does Gable End teach?
- Gable End teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Hitcham.
- Who is the education manager of Gable End?
- The education manager of Gable End is Mr Gorton Wilmans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Gable End been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Gable End under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Gable End?
- Gable End has 1 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Gable End full?
- Gable End has capacity for 12 pupils and 1 on roll (8%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Gable End a faith school?
- No. Gable End has no designated religious character.
- What are Gable End's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Gable End's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.