Dale Hall Community Primary 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 04/03/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich

School Information

Address: Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, IP1 4LX
Website: http://www.dalehall.suffolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01473251651
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Joanne Dedicoat
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 124668

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 182
Number of Girls: 236

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.8 Confidence interval -5.4 to -2.2
Writing
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.8
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.2 Confidence interval -4.6 to -1.9

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:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
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
1,009 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 4Dale Hall Community Primary School
Dale Hall Lane, IP1 4LX
0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Castle Hill Infant School
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD
695 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Castle Hill Junior School
Dryden Road, IP1 6QD
695 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Pancras Catholic Primary School
Stratford Road, IP1 6EF
1,144 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Beeches Community Primary School
Shakespeare Road, IP1 6ET
1,417 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
1,214 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbourne Academy
Marlow Road, IP1 5JN
1,868 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Northgate High School
Sidegate Lane West, IP4 3DL
2,646 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedSuffolk New College
Rope Walk, IP4 1LT
2,975 yd Further education Not Applicable 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
252 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedIpswich School
Henley Road, IP1 3SG
1,505 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedLiberty Lodge Independent School
23 - 25 Waterloo Road, IP1 2NY
1,617 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy
Defoe Road, IP1 6SG
1,626 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Westbridge Academy
London Road, IP1 2HE
1,957 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.