Castle Hill Junior School

State-Funded School

castle-hill-junior-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

Central Suffolk and North IpswichConstituency

IP1 6QDPostcode

1.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Castle Hill Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 288 pupils. Castle Hill Junior School is part of Asset Education.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

72%

Asian

Black

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

288

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

35%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 288
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Asset Education

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
1 May 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
12 May 2020	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.