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
Highfield Nursery School
Chesterfield Drive , IP1 6DW 		4out of 4 885 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

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

Secondary

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

Not applicable

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