Castle Hill Junior School, Ipswich

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Castle Hill Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 66% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 65% in reading and 59% in maths in 2024.

Across Suffolk, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Suffolk lodged 69 appeals against primary school offers; 34 reached a hearing and 14 succeeded (41.2% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Castle Hill Junior School are Castle Hill Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); Dale Hall Community Primary School (0.4 miles, 72% reading, 83% maths); St Pancras Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); and The Beeches Community Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 66% maths).

Castle Hill Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Castle Hill Junior School is one of 16 schools run by Asset Education, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

35.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 53 pupils (18.4%) received SEN support and 39 (13.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Castle Hill Junior School has a SEN unit for moderate learning difficulties: 18 places, 18 pupils on roll.

Castle Hill Junior School had 20 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Entrance1, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elmcroft Road (adjacent), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Castle Hill Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 133 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Castle Hill Junior School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Castle Hill Junior School are Ormiston Endeavour Academy (0.3 miles), Westbourne Academy (1 mile) and Northgate High School (1.8 miles).