Castle Hill Infant SchoolThe Beeches Community Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Castle Hill Infant School and The Beeches Community Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.
Castle Hill Infant School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and The Beeches Community Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Castle Hill Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Castle Hill Infant School was judged Good and The Beeches Community Primary School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at The Beeches Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichCastle Hill Infant School | IpswichThe Beeches Community Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C66/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 231st of 238 in Suffolk | 146th of 238 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-7 | 2-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 251 | 393 | |
| Capacity | 270 | 431 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP1 6QD | Ipswich, IP1 6ET | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 50.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 220 | 402 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.6% | 41.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 16.4% | 28.4% | |
| SEN support | 10.4% | 21.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 15.4% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.3% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 16.9% Stronger figure | 25.0% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Castle Hill Infant School
The Beeches Community Primary School
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