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Castle EAST School

Hillside Road East, Bungay, NR35 1JS

Free schools special for ages 9–16 in Bungay. Mixed intake.

Castle EAST School is a special free school in Bungay, Suffolk, for ages 9 to 16. Its SEN provision is for autistic spectrum disorder. Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in May 2024.

The school says pupils access a mainstream curriculum at an age-appropriate level, with National Curriculum work at Key Stages 2 and 3 and a GCSE pathway at Key Stage 4. It also describes a specialist 3H communication and interaction curriculum covering Head, Hearts and Hands.

Ages 9–16 · All-through
120 pupils · On roll
Free schools special · Mixed
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