Castle Hill Junior School is a primary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are below average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Dryden Road, Ipswich, IP1 6QD
Website: www.castlehillprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01473741758
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gemma Andrews
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141373

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 300
Number of Pupils: 316
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 153

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -4.9 to -1.7
Writing
Below Average: -2 Confidence interval -3.5 to -0.6
Maths
Below Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -3.6 to -0.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:52%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:100
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Highfield Nursery School
Chesterfield Drive, IP1 6DW 		885 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Castle Hill Infant School
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD 		0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Castle Hill Junior School
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD 		0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Dale Hall Community Primary School
Dale Hall Lane, IP1 4LX 		695 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Pancras Catholic Primary School
Stratford Road, IP1 6EF 		716 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Beeches Community Primary School
Shakespeare Road, IP1 6ET 		901 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Ormiston Endeavour Academy
Defoe Road, IP1 6SG 		528 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbourne Academy
Marlow Road, IP1 5JN 		1,686 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West, IP4 3DL 		3,185 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedThe Meadows Montessori School
32 Larchcroft Road, IP1 6AR 		628 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Defoe Road, IP1 6SG 		1,084 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiberty Lodge Independent School
23 - 25 Waterloo Road, IP1 2NY 		2,098 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedIpswich School
Henley Road, IP1 3SG 		2,175 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbridge Academy
London Road, IP1 2HE 		2,508 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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