Castle Hill Junior School, Ipswich

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Ages 711

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~384m)Possible (~549m)Unlikely (~714m)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Jennifer Smith
Pupils:288 / 360 capacity
LA:Suffolk
Phone:01473741758
Address:Dryden Road, Ipswich, IP1 6QD
Trust:ASSET EDUCATION
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2014

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:141373
UKPRN:10047500
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good.

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At a Glance

35.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+6ppMaths+7ppWriting-5pp

Reading has improved from 65% to 71%. Maths has improved from 59% to 66%. Writing has declined from 65% to 60%.

Class Sizes

27.3

Avg class size

27.3

KS2

7

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Elmcroft Road (adj)
102m · 2 min walk
Recreation Ground (opp)
132m · 2 min walk
Congreve Road (adj)
164m · 3 min walk
Bunyan Close (adj)
174m · 3 min walk
Kingsley Close (adj)
235m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

80%

Available places

288 pupils

360 capacity

72 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Ipswich

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,470
Projected new pupils:1,118

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Ipswich

Admissions Demand - Suffolk

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

Places available

8,896

Applications

6,486

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)

Inspection History(105)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.84782%

Overall absence

14.62585%

Persistent absence

294

Enrolments

Authorised4.63652%
Unauthorised1.2113%
Persistent (10%+)14.62585%
Severe (50%+)0.68027%

Absence trend

5.08741%
18/19
5.37754%
20/21
6.77237%
21/22
6.35511%
22/23
5.46983%
23/24
5.84782%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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