Castle Hill Infant School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–7 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Castle Hill Infant School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 3–7 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 4 December 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dryden Road, Ipswich, IP1 6QD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 251 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 4 December 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this welcoming school.”
- “They demonstrate that they are ready, respectful and safe through their positive relationships with trusted adults and their peers.”
- “Teachers help make learning come to life, for example following gingerbread crumbs to find the gingerbread man or recreating the Great Fire of London.”
To improve
- “However, a few pupils do not attend school as frequently as they should.”
- “They therefore miss the range of activities and opportunities that the school offers them.”
- “However, some pupils do not routinely receive tasks that deepen their understanding or build successfully on their prior learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 68 first-preference applications, 77 offers in total, 68 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Castle Hill Junior School 0.0 mi Good
- Dale Hall Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Pancras Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Beeches Community Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Whitehouse Community Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained
- Springfield Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Handford Hall Primary School 1.4 mi Good