Dale Hall Community Primary School, Ipswich
Dale Hall Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Ipswich, part of Penrose Learning Trust. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 14th-highest of the 55 schools in Ipswich with published results, and 7,071st of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Dale Hall Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Dale Hall Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at Dale Hall Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 71 families put Dale Hall Community Primary School as their first choice and 123 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.2 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Dale Hall Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dale Hall Community Primary School are Castle Hill Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 66% maths); Castle Hill Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); St Pancras Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 86% reading, 79% maths); and The Beeches Community Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 66% maths).
Dale Hall Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.
Castle Hill Junior SchoolCastle Hill Infant SchoolSt Pancras Catholic Primary SchoolThe Beeches Community Primary School
The trust
Dale Hall Community Primary School is one of 9 schools run by Penrose Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
7.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (83%) and Mixed (9%).
In 2026, 89 pupils (21.6%) received SEN support and 11 (2.7%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance1, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Larchcroft Close (adjacent), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Dale Hall Community Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 169 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.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Dale Hall Community Primary School issued 38 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Dale Hall Community Primary School are Ormiston Endeavour Academy (0.7 miles), Westbourne Academy (1.1 miles) and Northgate High School (1.5 miles).
Ormiston Endeavour AcademyWestbourne AcademyNorthgate High School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Dale Hall Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2024. Before that, as Dale Hall Community Primary School (URN 124668), it was rated Good in March 2016.
At a Glance
7.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Dale Hall Community Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Dale Hall Community Primary School.
- Discover and Play Club640m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Dale Hall Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Dale Hall Community Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Dale Hall Community Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Dale Hall Community Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
414 pupils
420 places
6 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Ipswich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Ipswich
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
89
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
24.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
412
Total Pupils
201
Boys
211
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
22
Teachers
18.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,769
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,955
Per pupil
£2225k
Total funding
£53k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
7.9%
Persistent absence
365
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Dale Hall Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about Dale Hall Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at Dale Hall Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at Dale Hall Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 72% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.
What is Dale Hall Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Dale Hall Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2024. Before that, as Dale Hall Community Primary School (URN 124668), it was rated Good in March 2016.
What is the catchment area for Dale Hall Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Dale Hall Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Dale Hall Community Primary School?
Dale Hall Community Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How many pupils go to Dale Hall Community Primary School?
Dale Hall Community Primary School has around 412 pupils on roll. 7% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Dale Hall Community Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Dale Hall Community Primary School in 2024/25. 7.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Dale Hall Community Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Dale Hall Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Dale Hall Community Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club within a kilometre of Dale Hall Community Primary School: Discover and Play Club (640m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Dale Hall Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dale Hall Community Primary School?
Dale Hall Community Primary School is at Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4LX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)