Sidestrand Hall School

State-Funded School

sidestrand-hall-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

North NorfolkConstituency

NR27 0NHPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Sidestrand Hall School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 7–19, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 199 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

199

Total Pupils

71%Boys

29%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

51%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 7 – 19
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 199
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 7 November 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Mar 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.