Castle Hill Junior School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 7–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Castle Hill Junior School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 7–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Dryden Road, Ipswich, IP1 6QD
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 288 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils at Castle Hill Junior are happy and safe.”
- “They know that the adults in school are there to help and support them.”
- “The school’s ‘learning knights’ encourage pupils to develop behaviours for effective learning, for example perseverance.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, pupils have gaps in their knowledge and understanding.”
- “This is because the subject-specific knowledge that pupils should learn in these subjects is not sufficiently detailed.”
- “Leaders have not checked that the curriculum is being taught as intended in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Castle Hill Infant School 0.0 mi Standards maintained
- 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