Castle Hill Junior SchoolHenley Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Ipswich.
Summary of the comparison
Castle Hill Junior School and Henley Primary School are primary schools in Ipswich.
Castle Hill Junior School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Henley Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Henley Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Castle Hill Junior School was judged Good and Henley Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 57.0% for Castle Hill Junior School and 67.0% for Henley Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Castle Hill Junior School (41.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Henley Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | IpswichCastle Hill Junior School | IpswichHenley Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D43/100 | C67/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 180th of 238 in Suffolk | 51st of 238 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 7-11 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 288 | 89 | |
| Capacity | 360 | 105 | |
| Location | Ipswich, IP1 6QD | Ipswich, IP6 0QX | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 57.0% | 67.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 6.0% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 105.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 102.0 | 105.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 286 | 92 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 37.4% | 7.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.1% | 3.3% | |
| SEN support | 19.2% | 14.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 10.1% | 3.3% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.8% | 4.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.6% | 3.6% Stronger figure | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
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 Junior School
Henley Primary School
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