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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP1 6QDCastle Hill Junior School
Primary

Castle Hill Junior School

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP1 6QD www.castlehillprimary.org.uk

Pupils
286
cap. 360
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
286
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
286
Pupils · 2024/25
17%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/03/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Castle Hill Junior School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
57%
+9pp
57%48%38%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
6%
+6pp
6%3%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
71%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
60%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
66%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
22%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
286
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
17%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
29%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%

Contact

Address
Dryden Road, Ipswich, IP1 6QD
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2557%6%71%28%60%8%66%18%69%55%104.0102.0102.029%286
2023/2448%0%65%14%65%4%59%10%75%59%103.0101.0103.026%289
2022/2341%0%60%19%58%0%53%10%68%53%103.0101.0100.0-1.50-2.80-2.6026%298
2018/1952%3%60%8%65%6%65%11%71%68%100.0102.0104.0-3.30-2.00-2.2029%293
2017/1838%1%46%4%53%7%44%4%51%47%99.098.0100.0-5.80-3.60-6.10281
2016/1733%3%39%14%56%13%41%8%62%44%97.097.099.0-4.60-1.60-4.8019%290

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2528616.129%17%37%6%15%
2023/2428915.726%16%34%6%14%
2022/2329817.526%16%32%6%18%
2021/2231217.823%14%32%7%18%
2020/2131618.925%16%29%
2018/1929322.929%12%34%5%13%
2017/1817.35%14%
2016/1729021.319%8%43%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.