Churchill Special Free School
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, CB9 0LB
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Chris Komodromos
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 139732
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01440760338
About this school
Churchill Special Free School is a special academy in Haverhill. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 82 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 17% | 25% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 67% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 33% | 25% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 83% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 108.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 23.5 | 25.9 | 34.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.35 -1.18 to +0.49 | -0.11 -0.99 to +0.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 18% | 9.1% | 15.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27% | 36.4% | 38.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
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 Churchill Special Free School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 17% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 25% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 23.5 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 25.9 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 34.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69 |
| 2023/24 | 70 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.53%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.04%
- Persistent absence
- 7.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadlands Hall1.2 miles
Special schools · Haverhill
-
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School3.7 miles
Independent schools · Haverhill
-
Granta School8.0 miles
Special schools · Cambridge
-
Teaseldown School8.8 miles
Special schools · Halstead
-
The Yellow House School9.3 miles
Special schools · Halstead
Other schools in Haverhill
- Broadlands Hall Special schools
- Burton End Primary Academy Primary
- Clements Primary Academy Primary
- Coupals Primary Academy Primary
- Kedington Primary Academy Primary
- New Cangle Community Primary School Primary
- Place Farm Primary Academy Primary
- St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill Primary
- Steeple Bumpstead Primary School Primary
- Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Westfield Primary Academy Primary
- Castle Manor Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Churchill Special Free School teach?
- Churchill Special Free School teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Haverhill.
- Who is the headteacher of Churchill Special Free School?
- The headteacher of Churchill Special Free School is Chris Komodromos, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Churchill Special Free School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Churchill Special Free School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Churchill Special Free School?
- Churchill Special Free School has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Churchill Special Free School full?
- Churchill Special Free School has capacity for 84 pupils and 82 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Churchill Special Free School a faith school?
- No. Churchill Special Free School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Churchill Special Free School?
- Churchill Special Free School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Churchill Special Free School have?
- The schools register lists Churchill Special Free School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Churchill Special Free School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 25% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Churchill Special Free School's absence rate?
- Churchill Special Free School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Churchill Special Free School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Churchill Special Free School'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 1 July 2026.